Aquarist..dito tayo

[bloodbath]

@j_mike15: i agree with rage_within.. meron mga snails na di kaya yun ibang type ng algae, minsan kailangan mo manually tanggalin yun.. pero magandang pantagal din ng algae yun nerite at ramshorn snail.. as well as bristlenose pleco at shrimps.. ramshorn snail, mabilis dumami, minsan peste na rin. maglagay ka lang ng 2 semi adults after 2-3 days me itlog na e.. yun nerite naman, parang sa brackish lang ata nagbi-breed..

just follow yung prevention tips ni rage.. pinaka agree ako dun sa #2. yung iba not applicable na sa akin. kasi dagdag tubig lang ako, at nasa labas ng bahay yun tank ko..

[j_mike15]

^^
Thanks for the added advice bloodbath.

Napanood ko pala sa news na may knife fish na pala sa Laguna bay....freshwater ba dun? A fisherman or caretaker was holding knife fish which is about 2ft long which they said is beacoming a threat.

[rage_within]

^^
Thanks for the added advice bloodbath.

Napanood ko pala sa news na may knife fish na pala sa Laguna bay....freshwater ba dun? A fisherman or caretaker was holding knife fish which is about 2ft long which they said is beacoming a threat.

knife fishes are voracious carnivores, literally an eating machine.

it is a threat. letting a foreign/exotic fish like that in our lakes would be like putting in a vacuum cleaner that would suck any species of fish. 2 feet long... imagine how many live fishes na nakain nun to get to that size.

whoever man yung nagpakawala nun sa lake would either be an uncaring idiot or just a plain imbecile.

[j_mike15]

Wala akong makitang link sa news episode, eto na lang.

http://newsinfo.inquirer.net/196945/...in-laguna-lake

One of my fave fish pa naman ito kasama ng arowana. Sa dami ng knife fish na pinakita sa news kagabi, ibig sabihin matagal na sila dun at adapted na sa new environment nila.

Nai-donate na lang sana nila yung mga ganun isda kesa pawalan.

Ano kaya susunod?? Flowerhorn, oscar, arapaima??

[j_mike15]

http://www.gmanetwork.com/news/video...sa-laguna-lake

[saweverything]

^ freaky naman. sana idonate na lang sa mga hobbyists.

[rage_within]

^ freaky naman. sana idonate na lang sa mga hobbyists.

hehe... i think reverse nga yung nangyari, baka mga irresponsible hobbyists ang nagpakawala nyan sa lake.

[xcabling]

hello po...
bago lang po ko sa ganitong klase ng hobby....
nagsimula po ako mag alaga ng isda noong January this year...
pero laging namamatay...
so i search and nalaman kong napakakomplekado pala ang fish keeping, hindi basta basta hehehe...
kasi naman may lumang fish tank na ibinigay sa amin... di ko alam kung 20 or 15 gallons yun kasi pasadya sya... mas maliit sa 20, masmalaki **** sa 15 hehehe...
tapos napadaan ako sa palengke at may nakita akong nagtitinda ng mga goldfish at koifish... at bigla nalang may kung anong pumasok sa isip ko na mag alaga kaya ako ng isda... lol

ayun, hinde ko na alam kung ilang isda na ang namatay sa aquarium ko...
pero ngayun, meron na akong mga aquarium equipments, such as air pump, filter, decors, etc... dati kasi tank at tubig lang.... hehehe

ngayun ok naman na ang lagay ng mga isda ko...
4 pcs na hybrid koi (mahal kasi yung true koi... 1,800 isa!!!!)
1 pleco (a.k.a. janitor fish)

may tanong po ako...
kc po patuloy po ako sa pagriresearch para mas mapaganda at mas mapabuti pa ang aquarium ko....
and i'm confuse about this activated carbon....
ano po ba ang pagkakaiba ng activated carbon sa pangkaraniwang uling?
at pwede po bang gamitin ang pangkaraniwang uling para sa filtration?

kc po ang gamit kong filter ay home made canister type filter...
at sponge po ng ginagamit kong panala....

[rage_within]

hello po...
bago lang po ko sa ganitong klase ng hobby....
nagsimula po ako mag alaga ng isda noong January this year...
pero laging namamatay...
so i search and nalaman kong napakakomplekado pala ang fish keeping, hindi basta basta hehehe...
kasi naman may lumang fish tank na ibinigay sa amin... di ko alam kung 20 or 15 gallons yun kasi pasadya sya... mas maliit sa 20, masmalaki **** sa 15 hehehe...
tapos napadaan ako sa palengke at may nakita akong nagtitinda ng mga goldfish at koifish... at bigla nalang may kung anong pumasok sa isip ko na mag alaga kaya ako ng isda... lol

ayun, hinde ko na alam kung ilang isda na ang namatay sa aquarium ko...
pero ngayun, meron na akong mga aquarium equipments, such as air pump, filter, decors, etc... dati kasi tank at tubig lang.... hehehe

ngayun ok naman na ang lagay ng mga isda ko...
4 pcs na hybrid koi (mahal kasi yung true koi... 1,800 isa!!!!)
1 pleco (a.k.a. janitor fish)

may tanong po ako...
kc po patuloy po ako sa pagriresearch para mas mapaganda at mas mapabuti pa ang aquarium ko....
and i'm confuse about this activated carbon....
ano po ba ang pagkakaiba ng activated carbon sa pangkaraniwang uling?
at pwede po bang gamitin ang pangkaraniwang uling para sa filtration?

kc po ang gamit kong filter ay home made canister type filter...
at sponge po ng ginagamit kong panala....

yung activated carbon, pantanggal ng contaminants and impurities sa tubig through chemical adsoprtion. if you notice those water filters na ginagamit sa faucets (or yung mga uling sa face masks or air purifiers), yung uling na naroon ay activated carbon.

kung paano ito ina-active, di ko alam.

activated ito positively and designed para mag-absorb ng negatively charged impurities sa tubig.

compared sa normal uling, syempre this would cost a bit more. uling is so cheap, kahit saan mabibili. i believe you can use normal uling since pwede mo syang ma-reuse basta tuyuin mo lang maigi sa araw. downside lang nito, just make sure na walang halong chemicals like oil or kerosene, or else tigok mga alaga mo imbes na mapabuti.

saan ba galing primarily yung water na ginagamit mo sa tank mo?

[sliceoftime]

Hi guys. I just bought a fish 3 weeks ago. And i have a few questions.

1. My red cap oranda has white spots on his wen. I'm worried it's ich but there are no white spots anywhere else and it's not grainy. Could it be stress? I had to transfer him to a tank last weekend when The bowl cracked after cleaning. I put him in a big jar temporarily but i accidentally put hot water from the tap instead of cold. It looks happy and healthy apart from the white spots. I havent tested the water but will do so when i find time to buy a kit this weekend.

2. I'm thinking of getting a friend for him. Whats a good small fish to put in a tank with the oranda? I have a 5 gal tank. I'm open to snails too. Basta low maintenance and hardy.

[saweverything]

^ get him another oranda, with the white spots (i am not so sure about this) i think its fungi infection, i suggest that you quarantined your oranda first before joining it with other fishes para hindi mahawa.

[sliceoftime]

I had a look this morning and some of the spots were gone. Lalo na the bigger ones.

I'm worried about getting a second oranda from my research they grow to be the size of baseballs and my 5 gal tank won't be able to accomodate two of them.

[bloodbath]

I had a look this morning and some of the spots were gone. Lalo na the bigger ones.

I'm worried about getting a second oranda from my research they grow to be the size of baseballs and my 5 gal tank won't be able to accomodate two of them.

Minsan dirt lang kasi yun nakikita mo na nadidikit sa body nila. covered kasi ng slime yun katawan ng isda, so kung me sand, durog na fish food yun tank mo, minsan nadidikit sila sa balat ng isda. observe the behavior of the fish, if the fish is too lethargic, that's the time you can say that it is sick.

ang suggested daw na tank size sa gold fish ay 10 gallons kada isa.. kasi daw voracious eaters so malakas sila magdumi.. pwede mo naman di sundin yan, basta maganda ang filtration mo.. at once a day ka lang magpakain.

[bloodbath]

hello po...
bago lang po ko sa ganitong klase ng hobby....
nagsimula po ako mag alaga ng isda noong January this year...
pero laging namamatay...
so i search and nalaman kong napakakomplekado pala ang fish keeping, hindi basta basta hehehe...
kasi naman may lumang fish tank na ibinigay sa amin... di ko alam kung 20 or 15 gallons yun kasi pasadya sya... mas maliit sa 20, masmalaki **** sa 15 hehehe...
tapos napadaan ako sa palengke at may nakita akong nagtitinda ng mga goldfish at koifish... at bigla nalang may kung anong pumasok sa isip ko na mag alaga kaya ako ng isda... lol

ayun, hinde ko na alam kung ilang isda na ang namatay sa aquarium ko...
pero ngayun, meron na akong mga aquarium equipments, such as air pump, filter, decors, etc... dati kasi tank at tubig lang.... hehehe

ngayun ok naman na ang lagay ng mga isda ko...
4 pcs na hybrid koi (mahal kasi yung true koi... 1,800 isa!!!!)
1 pleco (a.k.a. janitor fish)

may tanong po ako...
kc po patuloy po ako sa pagriresearch para mas mapaganda at mas mapabuti pa ang aquarium ko....
and i'm confuse about this activated carbon....
ano po ba ang pagkakaiba ng activated carbon sa pangkaraniwang uling?
at pwede po bang gamitin ang pangkaraniwang uling para sa filtration?

kc po ang gamit kong filter ay home made canister type filter...
at sponge po ng ginagamit kong panala....

since koi ang alaga nyo, maganda kung overhead filter ang gamitin nyo.. i would like to add na yun koi, lumalaki sila ng todo, so eventually, itatransfer mo yan sa mas malaking tank, or pond.

yung activated carbon, okay lang kahit wala.. basta regular naman ang water change mo.. madalas ginagamit yun activated carbon pang tanggal ng tirang gamot sa tubig..

[sliceoftime]

Thank you. He's very active. Last night I spent half an hour watching him. He floats up tapos swims really fast pababa.

My tank is filtered and the water is clear naman after one week of no water change. Would you suggest we change the water weekly considering he's a very dirty fish?

Do you think I could add another fish? Or a snail? Or a shrimp? He looks very lonely.

Minsan dirt lang kasi yun nakikita mo na nadidikit sa body nila. covered kasi ng slime yun katawan ng isda, so kung me sand, durog na fish food yun tank mo, minsan nadidikit sila sa balat ng isda. observe the behavior of the fish, if the fish is too lethargic, that's the time you can say that it is sick.

ang suggested daw na tank size sa gold fish ay 10 gallons kada isa.. kasi daw voracious eaters so malakas sila magdumi.. pwede mo naman di sundin yan, basta maganda ang filtration mo.. at once a day ka lang magpakain.

[juantipid]

Good Day

Where can I buy a ranchu?
How much is a ranchu?
Do they ship to anywhere in the Philippines?

[juantipid]

Yung biomate Ionizer sa Japan video topics totoo ba yun nakakatanggal ng algae?

[saweverything]

Thank you. He's very active. Last night I spent half an hour watching him. He floats up tapos swims really fast pababa.

My tank is filtered and the water is clear naman after one week of no water change. Would you suggest we change the water weekly considering he's a very dirty fish?

Do you think I could add another fish? Or a snail? Or a shrimp? He looks very lonely.

shrimp? snail? i think they are too small for your oranda, i suggest get gold fishes na lang.

[bloodbath]

Thank you. He's very active. Last night I spent half an hour watching him. He floats up tapos swims really fast pababa.

My tank is filtered and the water is clear naman after one week of no water change. Would you suggest we change the water weekly considering he's a very dirty fish?

Do you think I could add another fish? Or a snail? Or a shrimp? He looks very lonely.

siguro mas okay kung bawasan mo pagpapakain, nun nag goldfish kasi ako, twice a day ako magpakain, tapos marami pa ako binibigay, then mabilis dumumi nga yun tubig, so i tried to give smaller amount of pellets, twice a day.. eventually, i changed to once a day feeding, then less water change per week.

then for the tank mate, i would have another oranda. but it would be better if you will upgrade your tank into 20 gallons, before adding a new fish..

sa fish keeping kasi, the larger the tank, the easier to maintain the water parameters.

[rage_within]

siguro mas okay kung bawasan mo pagpapakain, nun nag goldfish kasi ako, twice a day ako magpakain, tapos marami pa ako binibigay, then mabilis dumumi nga yun tubig, so i tried to give smaller amount of pellets, twice a day.. eventually, i changed to once a day feeding, then less water change per week.

then for the tank mate, i would have another oranda. but it would be better if you will upgrade your tank into 20 gallons, before adding a new fish..

sa fish keeping kasi, the larger the tank, the easier to maintain the water parameters.

totally agree.