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I put tiger barbs in a tank full of guppies and woke up the next morning to a few missing tails. The barbs went straight back to the LFS. A shame, as they were great to watch.
OUCH....carnageI put tiger barbs in a tank full of guppies and woke up the next morning to a few missing tails. The barbs went straight back to the LFS. A shame, as they were great to watch.
GuppiesHey everyone! I've seen this topic on a few fishkeeping yt channels and I thought it would be cool to hear everyones answers on this aswell!
What fish have you owned that you regret owning/buying and why?
Heres a few of mine:
Sailfin Plecostimus - I got one of these when I was Quite young and inexperienced in the hobby, only expecting it to grow to around 7 inches but as we all know, that number is usually triple hahaha.
Three spot gourami - Again I was more inexperienced and had no idea how to handle aggression at the time especially when I wasn't expecting it from the gouramis.
Electric Blue Ram - I had bought a pair a couple months ago but I made a huge mistake by buying them off a huge chain store where they had clear deformities and thinking I was doing them a favour by "rescuing them" they were already too far gone and did not survive further than a week even in good water perametres.
Firemouth Cichlid - A few years ago I was obsessed with these fish and owned a trio, Great fish but destroyed my community which is my own fault for not doing the full research on the breeding activities of these fish and understanding the space needed to succesfully house three let alone one in a community setup.
Last but not least
Bala Shark - As a kid, I saw these in the store and thought "Shark I want!" which ended up me unkowingly buying a fish that grows to over at least 1ft and housing it in a 30 gallon tank, fish stores should definetely make a huge effort to either ensure the customers have suitable tanks or just not sell them at all! Such a beautiful fish that is unfortunately always sold even if you don't have a suitable aquarium and I will always feel awful for the poor bala I bought all those years ago. I hate my decisions for buying all of these fish and I really wish I researched them all before considering buying but it's all learning and I wish I could've been a better fishkeeper for the sake of the fish as I love them all and all animals and people ?
Oh my main mollies marshmallow and snowflake! Those two harassed all the females until I moved them...now they harass the males ?Hey everyone! I've seen this topic on a few fishkeeping yt channels and I thought it would be cool to hear everyones answers on this aswell!
What fish have you owned that you regret owning/buying and why?
Heres a few of mine:
Sailfin Plecostimus - I got one of these when I was Quite young and inexperienced in the hobby, only expecting it to grow to around 7 inches but as we all know, that number is usually triple hahaha.
Three spot gourami - Again I was more inexperienced and had no idea how to handle aggression at the time especially when I wasn't expecting it from the gouramis.
Electric Blue Ram - I had bought a pair a couple months ago but I made a huge mistake by buying them off a huge chain store where they had clear deformities and thinking I was doing them a favour by "rescuing them" they were already too far gone and did not survive further than a week even in good water perametres.
Firemouth Cichlid - A few years ago I was obsessed with these fish and owned a trio, Great fish but destroyed my community which is my own fault for not doing the full research on the breeding activities of these fish and understanding the space needed to succesfully house three let alone one in a community setup.
Last but not least
Bala Shark - As a kid, I saw these in the store and thought "Shark I want!" which ended up me unkowingly buying a fish that grows to over at least 1ft and housing it in a 30 gallon tank, fish stores should definetely make a huge effort to either ensure the customers have suitable tanks or just not sell them at all! Such a beautiful fish that is unfortunately always sold even if you don't have a suitable aquarium and I will always feel awful for the poor bala I bought all those years ago. I hate my decisions for buying all of these fish and I really wish I researched them all before considering buying but it's all learning and I wish I could've been a better fishkeeper for the sake of the fish as I love them all and all animals and people ?
I regret buying any and all fish, and tanks and gear and birds and plants and everything else I have ever bought. If I didn't buy anything, I would be rich, rich, rich I say. rich
Rich in money perhaps, but poor in life fulfillment wouldn't you say.It's been a great experience keeping fish and reptiles but... I would have to agree that if I never had gotten into the hobby, I'd have a lot more money than I do now...
nope. I haven't had a fulfilling life. The last time I went on holiday was in 1989 after I was hit by a car and was still trying to recover. I don't go out. Nobody visits. A heap of money instead of fish and birds would mean I don't have horrible memories of watching them die all over the place.Rich in money perhaps, but poor in life fulfillment wouldn't you say.
Oh no.....thats sad to hear. Why didn't they last? I've had mine a few months, now I'm getting worried.I regret buying any of the expensive L series plecos that never lasted more than a few months.
I have 5 zebra snails, they are lovely and keep the tank amazingly clean from algae. But yes...im just learning about the eggs....doesn't really bother me to much, im just glad they don't hatch hahahBlack racer, or any type of nerite, cannot take over a tank. The eggs don''t hatch in fresh water, they need brackish water (between fresh and sea water in saltiness). Females do lay sesame seed-like eggs but they just stay there. That's the downside to nerites. The eggs just stay there looking like a rash of white measles over the decor. But if you happen to buy a male, there won't be any eggs.
Mystery snails lay eggs looking like a bunch of grapes above the water so they are easy to see. All you have to do is remove the egg clusters. Again, if you happen to buy a male, there won't be any eggs.
Other snails - the large ramshorns and pest snails, lay their eggs in jelly under the water where they are hard to find. And Malaysian trumpet snails are livebearing snails so no eggs to find. These are the ones that take over.
The main cause of a snail population explosion is over feeding the fish. If there's no left over food, the snails don't multioly as fast.
The first L333 i had was pretty shy, hardly ever saw him and never saw him eat so we thought he'd eventually starve but he actually grew and became more confident to come out so he was going really well (he was my favorite fish for a while)....then one day he just disappeared! Didn't really have any fish that could eat him so still confused about that one.Oh no.....thats sad to hear. Why didn't they last? I've had mine a few months, now I'm getting worried.