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Just thought I'd ask

There is a 48 by 15 by 15 inch tank near me at work. In this they have plants, platies and one adult Australian Rainbow who bullies or eats most things such as neon tetras who have been introduced. The tank used to work but is struggling now. That's just my opinion. There is no evidence of disease but fish last a few months at best.

If I ask extremely nicely, I may be allowed to maintain the tank.

I could rehome the fish in that aquarium and what do you think - a bunch of dwarf puffs? The water there is very 'hard', but I have a still, very close by so soft water via mixing and testing is an option.

Or just give them some of my mollies. About a hundred Not really. Tank too small for more than about six of these...

I would add that these fish and that tank were paid for by staff out of their own money, so it's a delicate subject. I'm offering for zilch to help.

These are people trying their absolute best.

What would you like to see in a dental x-ray waiting room before you go up for treatment?

Ditch the single adult rainbow. Rainbows are schoolers, so should be in multiples of their own kind,and IME should not be mixed with livebearers. depending on which Rainbow it is the tank may not be big enough for a group of them.

Your description of the lifespan of the fish in the tank heavily implies OTS, old tank syndrome. Do you have a liquid-based test kit? If so, give us as full a read-out of the water parameters from both the tank and the tap. That would help define the problem with the existing fish and setup. Also give us info on the current setup and upkeep - partial frequency and volume or percentage, filtration, etc. Then we can offer more realistic responses.

What would you like to see in a dental x-ray waiting room before you go up for treatment? Quote
Glass catfish

Just FYI, hard water is totally fine for DPs.

ditch it all and go with a Blue Ringed Octopus! LOL!!!

If the patient gets overly apprehensive or doesn't like the results they can stick their hand in and get re-located to the nice ER down the street!

I think the dentist should pay a company to maintain it and make it SW. Dwarf puffers are gonna be harder for them if they cant keep simple fish alive. It prolly never gets a WC by the staff. Id ask if he has someone doing it. And fire them LOL

J-P wrote:ditch it all and go with a Blue Ringed Octopus! LOL!!!

If the patient gets overly apprehensive or doesn't like the results they can stick their hand in and get re-located to the nice ER down the street!

lol. i can't stop laughing now.

J-P wrote:ditch it all and go with a Blue Ringed Octopus! LOL!!!

If the patient gets overly apprehensive or doesn't like the results they can stick their hand in and get re-located to the nice ER down the street!

Nope, wouldn't make it that far. Venom is usually effective within minutes, has no antidote, and is usually fatal in a few minutes. First minute you lose your sense of touch and go blind followed within the next few minutes by paralysis and respiratory arrest, death or severe brain damage occurs in about 5 minutes (depending on how good the paramedic or MD is at placing the breathing tube and getting oxygen to the brain).....Generally if you get bit the only thing to do is support vital functions an hope for the best.

Something with worse off teeth than me! Maybe a Piranha?

Dadof4 wrote:

J-P wrote:ditch it all and go with a Blue Ringed Octopus! LOL!!!

If the patient gets overly apprehensive or doesn't like the results they can stick their hand in and get re-located to the nice ER down the street!

Nope, wouldn't make it that far. Venom is usually effective within minutes, has no antidote, and is usually fatal in a few minutes. First minute you lose your sense of touch and go blind followed within the next few minutes by paralysis and respiratory arrest, death or severe brain damage occurs in about 5 minutes (depending on how good the paramedic or MD is at placing the breathing tube and getting oxygen to the brain).....Generally if you get bit the only thing to do is support vital functions an hope for the best.

so maybe it is a good idea!! put the tank right at reception where they had the client the bill! At least he'll have nice teeth for the funeral