areias
07-30-2006, 09:47 PM
I have a few questions about my fish, pretty unrelated, but I'll put them all in this post.
First, it will be my birthday in another month, and I was thinking of asking for a larger aquarium outfit. I would need the tank, a lid, and a filter, at least. I would probably prefer a stand with it also. I was thinking about looking around the retail stores, but has anyone had experience with buying through the classifieds? There are always a few ads for tanks. Any advice? Also, in relation, in the next couple months I will probably be moving out of my parents place and into an apartment. Any advice on moving with the tank? Should I wait for a larger tank until I move? Right now I have a 10 gallon.
Second, unless I get a bigger tank, I will need to find someone to take two of my platies. This was not planned...I got an albino cory, went away for a week while my dad watched the tank for me, and came back to find one of my fish missing and two platy babies. (On 6/6/6, nonetheless :p ) They are getting big, and my tank is not big enough to handle the fish it has. Do fish stores take fish from outside people?
Third, if I were to get a bigger tank, would gold gouramis be compatible with dwarf gouramis? I heard that the full sized type can be aggressive, although by default I have a full sized blue gourami that is very peaceful.
Last question...when water evaporates, does it take the ammonia with it? Could it replace a water change every once in a while? I still do small water changes frequently, but my tank water evaporates very quickly.
Thanks. :)
First, it will be my birthday in another month, and I was thinking of asking for a larger aquarium outfit. I would need the tank, a lid, and a filter, at least. I would probably prefer a stand with it also. I was thinking about looking around the retail stores, but has anyone had experience with buying through the classifieds? There are always a few ads for tanks. Any advice? Also, in relation, in the next couple months I will probably be moving out of my parents place and into an apartment. Any advice on moving with the tank? Should I wait for a larger tank until I move? Right now I have a 10 gallon.
Second, unless I get a bigger tank, I will need to find someone to take two of my platies. This was not planned...I got an albino cory, went away for a week while my dad watched the tank for me, and came back to find one of my fish missing and two platy babies. (On 6/6/6, nonetheless :p ) They are getting big, and my tank is not big enough to handle the fish it has. Do fish stores take fish from outside people?
Third, if I were to get a bigger tank, would gold gouramis be compatible with dwarf gouramis? I heard that the full sized type can be aggressive, although by default I have a full sized blue gourami that is very peaceful.
Last question...when water evaporates, does it take the ammonia with it? Could it replace a water change every once in a while? I still do small water changes frequently, but my tank water evaporates very quickly.
Thanks. :)