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J-P wrote:haha I am sure they don't mind

as long as there are no fish ghosts

lol well i have it in there so he can hide in it should he want to and hopfuly feel like his realy hideing and i got him some snails to and yes i fed him to day his doing much much better

ohhhh ok.. you weren't supposed to today, but that is ok. We'll just go 1 day over time.

Do your regular water change tonight before bed. Do a water change tomorrow MORNING and don't feed him tomorrow

J-P wrote:ohhhh ok.. you weren't supposed to today, but that is ok. We'll just go 1 day over time.

Do your regular water change tonight before bed. Do a water change tomorrow MORNING and don't feed him tomorrow

but his got midnigh snaks in there i feed him out of habbit with out thinking much of it and so far his not gone in to the letle ghost house i bought him

don't worry he will at some time.

Can you get a picture of the tank and the ghost house for us? I have a feeling you may have to "fix" that house just a little bit.

J-P wrote:don't worry he will at some time.

Can you get a picture of the tank and the ghost house for us? I have a feeling you may have to "fix" that house just a little bit.

ill do that

Pufferpunk wrote:Do you really think your parents will let you exchange your fish for some others??? That would be fantastic! My thoughts would be not to get another puffer. They really aren't the easiest fish to keep.

any recommendations on a trade for a 10 gallon tank?

J-P wrote:

Pufferpunk wrote:Do you really think your parents will let you exchange your fish for some others??? That would be fantastic! My thoughts would be not to get another puffer. They really aren't the easiest fish to keep.

any recommendations on a trade for a 10 gallon tank?

cant be a batta i have bad luck with them

Na, you'll be fine. Think of all the new information you've learned so far!

Plus, if you have any questions you know we'll help you

Flutter wrote:Na, you'll be fine. Think of all the new information you've learned so far!

Plus, if you have any questions you know we'll help you

yeah about puffers but always had bad luck the batta

I'm not buying that Their care is very similar. Only the food and water current is different really.

Trust me, with us behind you you can kick that chain of bad luck right out the door.

Flutter wrote:I'm not buying that Their care is very similar. Only the food is different really.

all mine died with in a few months or even a few weeks of haveing them

hermionejanepotter12 wrote:

J-P wrote:haha I am sure they don't mind

as long as there are no fish ghosts

lol well i have it in there so he can hide in it should he want to and hopfuly feel like his realy hideing and i got him some snails to and yes i fed him to day his doing much much better

oh and the ghost house is basicley a clear tunle thing fish can feel like there hideing

ok... this is going to be a long post.

A member here wrote an article on small tanks. This article is on another site but very helpful:
http://www.wetwebmedia.com/ca/volume_5/ ... ocking.htm

10 Gal stocking: pick one KIND of fish, but you you can have more than one in a tank.. here we go:
Neon tetras, Paracheirodon innesi


Cardinal tetras, Paracheirodon axelrodi


Glowlight tetra, Hemigrammus erythrozonus


Golden (or Beckford’s) Pencilfish, Nannostomus beckfordi ** you can keep these with other fish**


Galaxy rasbora, Celestichthys margaritatus **likes cooler water and is new to the hobby**


Kuhli loach, Pangio spp **keep in groups of 5 or more with a tight tank lid**


Whiptail catfish, Hemiloricaria spp


Sparkling gourami, Trichopsis pumila


Chameleonfish, Badis and Dario spp ** not an easy fish to keep, need live or frozen foods**


Shell dwellers, Neolamprologus spp **Dwarf cichlid needs very good water quality**


Peacock goby, Tateurndina ocellicauda


Algae shrimps, Caridina and Neocaridina
cherry shrimp

amano shrimp

white pearl

and there are others...

I don't know if I have the pictures 100% but that is what I got off google images.

Don't forget about serpae tetras. They are fairly hardy and a pretty fish to look at.

why is it all the ugley ones that are for smaller tanks i guse thats a down side to owning the smaller tanks