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11-28-2010, 02:22 AM #1
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Red Arowana
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Fish You've Had To Walk Away From?
Have you ever been in your local fish shop and seen something you wished immensely you could just bag up and take straight home, but you've had to walk away from?
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I knew it would be torture today to go to the LFS out in town before leaving to come home, but I did so anyways.
Walk-away #1:
I saw my very first Chocolate Gourami in real life.
Walk-away #2:
An albino long-finned pleco. Not knowing what species it was an albino of was why I had to walk away from that gorgeous baby.
Walk-away #3:
Albino bristlenose plecos. Also the first time I've seen them in real life. They were so cute and young! So young, unfortunately, that I doubted their ability to even compete with my Corydoras for food.
I also saw a mid-sized Piranha. Not a fan of them, and certainly have no room for one, but it was neat seeing one in real life at last.A severe lack of trichogaster.
Just because your Gourami is sick does not mean it is always Iridovirus, DGIV, Gourami Disease, et cetera.
Look at all the other factors in your tank before coming to this conclusion.
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11-28-2010, 02:29 AM #2
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gulper shark
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I once found a EBJD at our LFS when I went there for somthing else. The fish was close to adult size and looked outstanding. The past owner had to move and brought the fish back to the store for them to sell. At the time I only had one tank up and running with no room for any more additions, not to mention potential compatability issues.
Even my wife was suprized I didn't just buy another tank and take the fish home.If you take your time to do the research FIRST, you can successfully set-up and keep ANY type of aquarium with ease.
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11-28-2010, 02:31 AM #3
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Red tailed catfish
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Happens to me all the time with bettas! I walk into a store and think everyone of those things are stunning lol.
Also the first discus I saw in person I wanted to bring home, but I knew I had no where to put it....
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11-28-2010, 02:31 AM #4
taunting you a 2nd time
Wels catfish
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texas cichlids and wild caught altums. i didn't literally walk away from them, but after doing research on them i realized i just don't have the tank to properly house them.
If it's called tourist season why can't I shoot them?
Brutal honesty will be shown on this screen.
I think my fish is adjusting well to the four gallon, He's laying on his side attempting to go to sleep on the bottom of the gravel.
Tolerance is a great thing to have, so is the ability to shut up.
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An ounce of prevention is worth a pound of cure.
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11-28-2010, 02:38 AM #5
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Wels catfish
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I really want an oscar but don't have the tank for one, nor do I have plans to have a tank for one anytime soon. Nevertheless, the LFS has a tank full of them that I walk by every time I go in, and they always swim right up to the glass asking to be bought, or fed.
300 gallon mega tank: build in progress
75 gallon community tank: tetras, danios, corys, platies, otos, pearl gouramis, bristlenose pleco, assassin snails, red cherry shrimp, bamboo shrimp
70 gallon growout tank: clown loaches, sailfin pleco
60 gallon goldfish tank: fancy goldfish
29 gallon frog tank: 1 bullfrog
10 gallon and 5.5 gallon betta tanks: 1 male betta each, sometimes snails
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11-28-2010, 02:54 AM #6
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Red Arowana
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Angelfish, Angelfish and more Angelfish.... Planning on getting one soon but everytime I walk into a LFS that has them I just stand at the tanking staring at them and wanting to bring them all home!
10 Gallon: Planted Red Cherry Shrimp
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11-28-2010, 03:17 AM #7
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German Ram
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I always have to walk away from oscars or jack dempseys. I also find myself staring at the full grown pleco that my LFS keeps around. I don't have the tank room for an oscar or JD and I definitely can't house a pleco.
Also Fahaka puffers always catch my eye, but I don't have the tank for that either :( One day!45 Gallon Community
Blue three-spot Gourami
3 Angel Fish
3 red wag platy
miscellaneous tetra
10 Gallon Clawed Frog
1 African Clawed frog
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11-28-2010, 03:18 AM #8
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Red Arowana
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Oh, you reminded me! I also saw my first freshwater (or are they brackish?) puffers today in real life! Rather cute, really. Figure 8s, I think.
A severe lack of trichogaster.
Just because your Gourami is sick does not mean it is always Iridovirus, DGIV, Gourami Disease, et cetera.
Look at all the other factors in your tank before coming to this conclusion.
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11-28-2010, 04:13 AM #9
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Whale
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I actually have got pretty much all I wanted at some time or another. I would like a couple severums if I had a bigger tank but I don't so live with it.
The little guys I want I can't find like the otto's, the assassin snails......that kinda stuff. I do have cherry shrimp shipping out Monday.Cycling With Fish?•• The Fishless Cycle••
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11-28-2010, 04:35 AM #10
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Oscar
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EPAULETTE SHARK!!!!!!! really want one one day, they are boss as.
also discus! stupid dicus being $180 each >.<.
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