Anyone got a Bogey fish? [Archive]

Brookfish

12-18-2008, 07:11 PM

By Bogey fish I mean a fish you can't keep alive in your tanks for
love nor money.
I've tried to stock German Blue Rams lot's of times but for some
strange reason I just can't keep them alive, the longest any have
lived is 3mths, most don't last that long.
I've kept Cichlids of all kinds not a prob, numerous other species
of fish as well, but GBR's I have given up on now.
Anyone else here got a Bogey fish?

Sharon

12-18-2008, 07:24 PM

My Bogeyfish is Clown Loaches. I've tried several times, and eventually all have died. I don't know what the problem is and I've done a LOT of research. They are my favourite fish, and I'm really disappointed. All my Clowns came from the same source, so that could have been a factor, I suppose.

Dave66

12-18-2008, 07:26 PM

Nope, no bogarts as of yet, Mike, but you never know.

Dave

Crispy

12-18-2008, 07:27 PM

My bogey fish has to be the pictus cat... I love 'em and every so often I'll pick one up hoping it lives for awhile but alas, they never do well. I have other catfish that I've had for 6 years, but the pictus is tough for some reason. I just bought another one, so we'll see how he does. :fish: :goldfish:

teach

12-18-2008, 07:55 PM

Mine is angel fish. Im going to get one somewhere else this time. Ive always wanted one but ive never kept one longer than a week.

Red

12-18-2008, 08:12 PM

I have trouble keeping plecos..

angelcakes

12-18-2008, 08:15 PM

My bogey fish has to be the pictus cat... I love 'em and every so often I'll pick one up hoping it lives for awhile but alas, they never do well. I have other catfish that I've had for 6 years, but the pictus is tough for some reason. I just bought another one, so we'll see how he does. :fish: :goldfish:
snap i have problems with them the pictus:fish:

bushwhacker

12-18-2008, 08:18 PM

cant really say the only fish i seem to lose end up in the pimedulla catfish, lol and i know they didnt die a natural death

well unless being eaten is consided a natural death

Poofaye C.

12-18-2008, 08:36 PM

Mine has been the pleco also. I've upped my water changes to twice a month for over a year now, seems to be working.

Haven't tried Angels since I was a teen. They were a problem for me, might try again soon, now that I'm a big boy now!

Crispy

12-18-2008, 08:46 PM

snap i have problems with them the pictus:fish:

yeah, it's been probably 5 years since I've had a pictus cat, and since I havn't had a fish die in over a year I'm trying the pictus again. Had him a week and so far, so good.

angelcakes

12-18-2008, 08:47 PM

yeah, it's been probably 5 years since I've had a pictus cat, and since I havn't had a fish die in over a year I'm trying the pictus again. Had him a week and so far, so good.
ive my fingers crossed all goes well for you,i just gave up!!

mac

12-19-2008, 12:08 AM

Hi,
Use to have Bogey fish. It was the Dwarf Rainbow fish. I soon found out why. It was the food I was feeding them. Apparently it was causing them to have Gastro Interites. So since i changed food types I have no problem.

As for your problem with your rams Brook I am sorry. But you never know one day you may get on top of the Bogey problem.

mac

Brookfish

12-19-2008, 12:26 AM

Glad you got your Bogey fish sorted Mac, maybe one day
i'll have another try with GBR's.

Crispy

01-02-2009, 09:05 PM

I know this thread kind of died out a few weeks ago, but I'm proud to say that I've had my bogey fish (pictus cats) 2 weeks now with no ill effects! They're eating like pigs too! I hope I'm over the fact that I've never been able to keep them successfully.

angelcakes

01-02-2009, 09:08 PM

I know this thread kind of died out a few weeks ago, but I'm proud to say that I've had my bogey fish (pictus cats) 2 weeks now with no ill effects! They're eating like pigs too! I hope I'm over the fact that I've never been able to keep them successfully.
congrats:19:

Brookfish

01-02-2009, 09:11 PM

Nice one mate, I hope they work out for you!

smaug

01-02-2009, 09:22 PM

yup,I got one.This fella here,maybe my tank is too small for him??12141

Hailey

01-02-2009, 09:39 PM

corys so far. I dotn know why...

bushwhacker

01-02-2009, 09:45 PM

yup,I got one.This fella here,maybe my tank is too small for him??12141

OMG:hmm3grin2orange:

Ryuu

01-02-2009, 10:05 PM

This will probably seem stupid but I could never keep mollies before, when I moved my tanks back home, I had two from my sister, but gave them away, but they lived.

Crispy

01-02-2009, 10:36 PM

yup,I got one.This fella here,maybe my tank is too small for him??12141

Thats one weird looking catfish...

shockshockshad

01-03-2009, 03:05 AM

yup,I got one.This fella here,maybe my tank is too small for him??Attachment 12141

Hey I saw one of those at the miami airport! it was in one of those "you can't bring these items on the plane" displays. Where did you get it? I've always wondered where people get those.

Anyway, I haven't got any bogey fish. I hope i never will!

Poofaye C.

01-03-2009, 05:09 AM

yup,I got one.This fella here,maybe my tank is too small for him??12141
TOO FUNNY!!!!

smaug

01-03-2009, 04:03 PM

Hey I saw one of those at the miami airport! it was in one of those "you can't bring these items on the plane" displays. Where did you get it? I've always wondered where people get those.
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Anyway, I haven't got any bogey fish. I hope i never will!
I got mine at a good ole days faire at a flea market stand.Does anyone know what I should feed him?How about NLS?Hey fishguy!Whataya think ,will that bring him around:hmm3grin2orange: