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Post by vladsbtch on Oct 23, 2009 19:47:59 GMT -6
i have a power head in there and all of the fish and the crays love it. They came to life when i added it.
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Post by jgentry on Oct 23, 2009 23:54:24 GMT -6
Cool pick up. You would be amazed how nice some of the little fish from streams around here look in tanks. Unfortunately unless you have a chiller it can be hard to keep them healthy long term and some of them are hard to get to eat. Sunfish are the exception. They do well in fairly warm water and will eat anything.
About 4 years ago I had 8 darters and 4 madtom catfish that I collected in a stream right next to my house. They did well during the summer but I lost a few in the winter. I moved the tank out to my unheated garage and they seemed to be much happier. All died within 1.5 years though.
If anyone is really interested in Natives there is an excellent Fish of Tennessee hardback book that contains tons of info. There are native for everyone. Darters for color and a challenge. Sunfish for ease of care and nice color. Bass for personality, pickeral for the predator lovers, etc.
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Post by jtrotter77 on Oct 24, 2009 11:44:38 GMT -6
I love Pickerel I have had a few of them. Red fin, grass and chain
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Post by jgentry on Oct 24, 2009 16:41:50 GMT -6
Yeah, the redfins are great. They stay nice and small. Don't look quite as good as the grass ones but are a better aquarium fish.
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Post by jtrotter77 on Oct 24, 2009 17:44:19 GMT -6
I had a 240 native tank for a few years. By far my favorite is the bowfin Hands down. I had a male and every spring and fall he would be blasting with color
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Post by vladsbtch on Nov 30, 2009 19:25:01 GMT -6
Just updating the original post. My tank of natives is doing fantastic. now that they are all aclimated and have made themselves to home i just love it. I will sit and watch them just because they are so active. The sculpin has amost doubled in size. I discovered it loves ghost shrimp! And watching him stalk one and jump on it is much fun. i am thinkin of going to the creek and trying to find some more before it gets too much colder. I think by looking at the crays it looks like i have 3 different kinds. 3 of them look alike and then there are 2 that do not look like the other 3 or each other. They entertain me with all of their rock moving, they have really tore up the gravel and have tunnels and holes all over the place. i will keep you all posted.  |
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Post by angel on Nov 30, 2009 19:28:58 GMT -6
George!! Great to hear from you! I bet that tank is killer.
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Post by vladsbtch on Nov 30, 2009 19:35:55 GMT -6
I have been without a computer for the most part. mine died and i have to use my hubbies or daughters and they are not always available. all my info was on my computer so i am having to find everything i want to do and sometimes i can't find the websites i want. i am going to email this one to myself so that i do not lose it again. |
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Post by angel on Nov 30, 2009 19:39:22 GMT -6
If you need my son to look at it I'll tell him to.
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Post by vladsbtch on Nov 30, 2009 19:55:54 GMT -6
thanks my hubby looked at it then tore it apart. the conections were fried so he really tore it up and trashed it.  |
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Post by angel on Nov 30, 2009 20:00:45 GMT -6
Like your motherboard toasted? Bogus! Time for a new one.
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Post by vladsbtch on Nov 30, 2009 20:04:30 GMT -6
it was the laptop he bought me last christmas. so i didn't have it that long at all. he got a cheap one so i guess you get what you pay for. i am looking at getting one myself as soon as i have the extra money for it.
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Post by angel on Nov 30, 2009 20:06:02 GMT -6
If it was new, it came with a warranty. Tho if it's in the trash that won't do any good now . OMG! Was it one of the ones that was on recall recently? Compaq/HP? The batteries were frying and even causing some to catch fire!
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Post by vladsbtch on Nov 30, 2009 20:08:35 GMT -6
i think it was an e machine and at least it didn't burn up. but it got hotter than heck when you used it. no warrenty on it at all. i will get a better one. |
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Post by vladsbtch on Jan 11, 2010 17:38:27 GMT -6
my banded sculpin is king of the tank. lol Attachments:
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