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    Salt water tanks are VERY high maintenance. The Ph level has to be perfect, the temperature has to be perfect of the fish will die. I dated a guy who had one and it's alot of work. Clown fish are beautiful, not to mention expensive. Goldfish are SO much cheaper.

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    Quote Originally Posted by moosmom
    Salt water tanks are VERY high maintenance. The Ph level has to be perfect, the temperature has to be perfect of the fish will die. I dated a guy who had one and it's alot of work. Clown fish are beautiful, not to mention expensive. Goldfish are SO much cheaper.
    Yes I agree with you there.

    At an aqua store at a garden centre near me, they sell all sorts of thing, eels, diamond sturgeons, and even these amphibious creatures called caecilians (sp?). I sometimes get the feeling that we are trapping so many different aquatic creatures with such a high mantenance, and making them available to any member of the public.

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    Goldfish are cheap? Not if you follow the rule of 20 gallons for the first fish and 10 extra gallons after, a filter with an incredible hourly turnover, and a daily-weekly use of ammonia, nitrite, nitrate, and ph tests depending on age of the tank and stocking amount. Water changes alone in a large tank run a lot of money too. All fishies are expensive buggers. Lets not feel bad for more exotic species and not give a crap about how many people keep goldfish in bowls of toxic water.
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    Clownfish are cheap here. The lion fish is over 100 dollars. Yes, I know my dad will not keep him in a little tank. He's had saltwater fish before. He's studied Marine Biology in college for a year and he worked at an aquarium for a short time(2 months). I agree with you moosmom. That's what my dad told me. He told me today I have to help him take care of the tank! I was so pissed and I still am. I barley know what PH IS! URGH. I'm not helping him with the water. Maybe feeding the fish but thats it! He's so annoying with this. I don't want the tank, but he insists I said this when I never did. Maybe I'll just ask him to get the lionfish alone without the other fish. Or maybe two lionfish? Whatever. I'm hoping that's all he'll get.

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    I see why you are upset now, I would hate for my dad to get a pet, then expect me to care for it.
    I'm unsure of what to tell you for advice, but I wish you good luck with your dad.

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    What I would like to know is how can you steal a fish??? That is pretty stupid if you ask me!

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