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Fish Herder
Hello everyone I hope your well 
I thought I would share with you my elation and enjoyment of my first Aquarium and the first 48 hours of its first inhabitants.
Well it all started early November 2008 when I got my first ever Aquarium yep I am a newbie
. Fortunately for me and my fish whilst waiting for my Aquarium to be delivered I found this forum I started reading and consuming a vast education in keeping a tropical fish Aquarium "its not as easy as I first thought". But thanks to a lot of old and new posts on this forum I started a fishless cycle brought myself an API fresh water master test kit a bottle of Ammonia "dam hard to find a lot of counter staff I am sure thought I was a terrorist or something 
". Anyway about 10 days ago all the levels dropped into line and sure enough the tank performed as described.
So on Sunday I went and got 4 zebra Danios , smart little so and so's and an unbelievable amount of energy
I chose them as I have read they are a hardy fish that can deal with new tanks and there water, I do hope I do not make any mistakes with keeping the tank but I am a beginner so I am hopping that they will tolerate any minor indiscretions.
FOUR !
I hear you say ? Don't worry my LFS only had 6 and 2 I did not like the look off so I am getting 2 more on Friday then I will decide what else goes in the Tank from there on in "one is still mindful of not introducing to many fish to Quickly to a new tank" and there is so much choice so I want to take my time to decide. Again "one is mindful of compatibility"
No names for the 4 yet as I have always aloud the character of animals or pets even sometimes humans
around me to decide there name , My fiancée is just happy that I have not called them all DAVE a habit that I caught as a boy by watching a TV comedy show called Only fools and horses if you have seen it you will understand what I am talking about apparently I call everything and everyone Dave according to my fiancée ? , but to use another program for the time being to give them some individuality the 4 Zebra Danios I will call 1 of 4 2 of 4 3 of 4 and yes 4 of 4 . 
Okay introduced all 4 in the correct manor. Things started slow " I was not surprised " normal service for this species started after half hour when 2 of 4 ventured away from the filter box along with 3 of 4 in close toe and then the other 2 followed well the rest of the day was amazing entertainment as they all mixed it up in a 190 Litre tank " after the tank they come out which was quite small even for 6 of them 15 litres I guess it must of seamed like a palace "
I did not want to go to bed even when the timer shut the lights off so I looked at the pictures I took off them , here lye's a problem if you think setting up and learning how to do fishless cycling in a new tank for a newbie is hard then try and take a decent picture of fish that act like they are on steroids 
not easy hence no decent pictures yet that's if anyone's interested ? "if you are keep checking in and I will add some" I have read the threads on taking pictures I just need some time and to empty the recycle bin and give it some practise .
My first Day with 4
fed them interesting time feeding time "FRENZY" would be another word I would use, well 2 of 4 is a pig of a fish and 1 of 4 is a little more refined dinning on the food falling to the bottom of the Aquarium but I managed to see all 4 getting something "one was mindful not to put to much in" I have started with flakes and will sort additional treats and variations of the menu in the near future all though I think 2 of 4 is more into quantity not quality
.
For the rest of the day and yes most of the day I spent no further than 5 feet away from the tank nothing different happened except the usual crazy run around so again towards the end of the day 4 got fed again and yes again 2 of 4 showed his or her unbelievable appetite and greediness.
I did do something productive on the first day ....... 2 complete water tests all is well
Day 2
do not worry I wont be keeping a log every day just indulge me at being excited at my new hobby
Well day 2 has shown some change in the 4's way off life in there new home , after being fed they settled down to there day 1 of 4 and 2 of 4 seem to be best of friends swimming close to the front of the Tank up and down round and round at brake neck speed 3 of 4 joins in from time to time but while I was waiting for the ammonia test to do its 5 minute cycle I saw 3 of 4 go into one of the wholes in the side of the front half of a sunken galleon I have as the centre peace of my Aquarium "the aft section crowded the Tank" . Anyway 3 of 4 is hovering round the whole to the galleon for a couple of minutes then goes in then exits so fast he would not show up on a Gatso speed camera quickly followed by 4 of 4 
.
4 of 4 has a new pad
To start with I was a little worried "does another set of water check 2 hours after the last to make sure the water is okay" as 4 of 4 was spending a lot of time away from the rest of the gang
. My worry has been relieved a bit by 4 of 4 every now and again coming out and mixing it up a bit with the others at the standard brake neck speed and also eating okay .
4 of 4 is usually coursed into doing this by 3 of 4 who I personally think is the the brave one and maybe the leader as he or she wanders round the tank in a very sensible manor making sure all is well . So I will keep an eye on how things work out on 4 of 4 's place and habits and share with you if anyone's interested or until admin say the forums server needs a rest from my endless rambling.
Some pictures apologies they are not very good as mentioned earlier I am working on getting them better so here is the tank genral view:
out of focus but the best so far of the 4 hanging outside 4 of 4's pad
Thanks for reading regards Ian
I thought I would share with you my elation and enjoyment of my first Aquarium and the first 48 hours of its first inhabitants.
Well it all started early November 2008 when I got my first ever Aquarium yep I am a newbie
. Fortunately for me and my fish whilst waiting for my Aquarium to be delivered I found this forum I started reading and consuming a vast education in keeping a tropical fish Aquarium "its not as easy as I first thought". But thanks to a lot of old and new posts on this forum I started a fishless cycle brought myself an API fresh water master test kit a bottle of Ammonia "dam hard to find a lot of counter staff I am sure thought I was a terrorist or something ". Anyway about 10 days ago all the levels dropped into line and sure enough the tank performed as described.So on Sunday I went and got 4 zebra Danios , smart little so and so's and an unbelievable amount of energy
I chose them as I have read they are a hardy fish that can deal with new tanks and there water, I do hope I do not make any mistakes with keeping the tank but I am a beginner so I am hopping that they will tolerate any minor indiscretions.FOUR !
I hear you say ? Don't worry my LFS only had 6 and 2 I did not like the look off so I am getting 2 more on Friday then I will decide what else goes in the Tank from there on in "one is still mindful of not introducing to many fish to Quickly to a new tank" and there is so much choice so I want to take my time to decide. Again "one is mindful of compatibility" No names for the 4 yet as I have always aloud the character of animals or pets even sometimes humans
around me to decide there name , My fiancée is just happy that I have not called them all DAVE a habit that I caught as a boy by watching a TV comedy show called Only fools and horses if you have seen it you will understand what I am talking about apparently I call everything and everyone Dave according to my fiancée ? , but to use another program for the time being to give them some individuality the 4 Zebra Danios I will call 1 of 4 2 of 4 3 of 4 and yes 4 of 4 . Okay introduced all 4 in the correct manor. Things started slow " I was not surprised " normal service for this species started after half hour when 2 of 4 ventured away from the filter box along with 3 of 4 in close toe and then the other 2 followed well the rest of the day was amazing entertainment as they all mixed it up in a 190 Litre tank " after the tank they come out which was quite small even for 6 of them 15 litres I guess it must of seamed like a palace
"I did not want to go to bed even when the timer shut the lights off
so I looked at the pictures I took off them , here lye's a problem if you think setting up and learning how to do fishless cycling in a new tank for a newbie is hard then try and take a decent picture of fish that act like they are on steroids not easy hence no decent pictures yet that's if anyone's interested ? "if you are keep checking in and I will add some" I have read the threads on taking pictures I just need some time and to empty the recycle bin and give it some practise .My first Day with 4
fed them interesting time feeding time "FRENZY" would be another word I would use, well 2 of 4 is a pig of a fish and 1 of 4 is a little more refined dinning on the food falling to the bottom of the Aquarium but I managed to see all 4 getting something "one was mindful not to put to much in" I have started with flakes and will sort additional treats and variations of the menu in the near future all though I think 2 of 4 is more into quantity not quality
.For the rest of the day and yes most of the day I spent no further than 5 feet away from the tank nothing different happened except the usual crazy run around so again towards the end of the day 4 got fed again and yes again 2 of 4 showed his or her unbelievable appetite and greediness.
I did do something productive on the first day ....... 2 complete water tests
all is well Day 2
do not worry I wont be keeping a log every day just indulge me at being excited at my new hobby Well day 2 has shown some change in the 4's way off life in there new home , after being fed they settled down to there day 1 of 4 and 2 of 4 seem to be best of friends swimming close to the front of the Tank up and down round and round at brake neck speed 3 of 4 joins in from time to time but while I was waiting for the ammonia test to do its 5 minute cycle I saw 3 of 4 go into one of the wholes in the side of the front half of a sunken galleon I have as the centre peace of my Aquarium "the aft section crowded the Tank" . Anyway 3 of 4 is hovering round the whole to the galleon for a couple of minutes then goes in then exits so fast he would not show up on a Gatso speed camera quickly followed by 4 of 4
.4 of 4 has a new pad
To start with I was a little worried "does another set of water check 2 hours after the last to make sure the water is okay" as 4 of 4 was spending a lot of time away from the rest of the gang
. My worry has been relieved a bit by 4 of 4 every now and again coming out and mixing it up a bit with the others at the standard brake neck speed and also eating okay .4 of 4 is usually coursed into doing this by 3 of 4 who I personally think is the the brave one and maybe the leader as he or she wanders round the tank in a very sensible manor making sure all is well . So I will keep an eye on how things work out on 4 of 4 's place and habits and share with you if anyone's interested or until admin say the forums server needs a rest
from my endless rambling. Some pictures apologies they are not very good as mentioned earlier I am working on getting them better so here is the tank genral view:
out of focus but the best so far of the 4 hanging outside 4 of 4's pad
Thanks for reading regards Ian
You may want to look into Golden Wonder Killifish for the top of your tank when you are getting more fish. They're a beautiful golden color and have funny faces. They're piggies, so a lot of them will take treats right out of your fingers. They're one of my favorite types of fish. 
