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Keeping a yorkie is way easier than keeping saltwater tank! And I thought it was going to be easy peezy! :eek: I thought it was just do a test once a week, change the water once a month, la la la. NOPE! After two months of establishing the tank, and all levels testing fine, we bought some critters. One emerald crab and two hermit crabs died. =/ The crab died within minutes, I witness him flailing his arms about helplessly. The hermits' shells were empty by morning and I found one of their tiny bodies on the other side of the tank. I am currently getting help from a fishy forum, but sadly, I did not do enough research before I bought LIVE ANIMALS. :( Did not even get a chance to name them yet. RIP crabby and lil crabbies. |
I've never had a salt water tank but I've had freshwater tanks all my life. It is definitely a learning experience as well as skill in being sure the water is just perfect for your little creatures. With that being said, sadly I lost a lot of fish in the beginning. However, I currently have a Kissing Gourami estimated at approximately 14 years old. |
I don't think your suppose to submerge the hermit crab. They are creepy looking things without their shells...aren't they?? Almost prehistoric. :eek: |
My mother won a large salt water aquarium on the television show "The Price is Right". My dad was the one responsible for maintaining it for the next 20 years. It was wonderful to watch as children, but poor Dad had his work cut out for him. The balance of nature is very delicate, and one little thing can throw it off. We have a pond now, and it's fairly easy, for me anyway, hubby does most the work, but I do know that you can't just put the fish in the water. You leave them in a plastic bag until the water in the bag is the same temp. as the pond temperature. Just a few degrees off can put their systems through shock. I don't know if it's the same with crabs, do they come in bags of water? RIP little crabbies. I didn't know that crabs lived under water. |
Lol of course crabs live under water! I did do temp acclimation, but not drip acclimation, so salinity shock was what did them in. =\ even though these critters are not as expensive as our yorkies they still cost money and they are living creatures. Well they were at least. Goes to show you have to research anything and everything before you dive in. |
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I agree salt water fish= harder than yorkies. I had a salt water tank for a few years the bf took care of it, the fish were so pretty but I was not a great care taker after the bf left... I hired a fish guy to come each week, did that for about two years, then I decided I no longer loved it, gave it away just wasn't worth it for me. if I miss them I put on nemo. |
I admire you for doing one! Often thought I'd like to do a large one but realized the brain drain and work were more than I wanted to lend to fish, so sadly, I won't get to sit evenings and watch live as exotic sea life lazily drift around before my very eyes as I listen to music. Sigh. The very thought of such is a pleasure, though. |
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Here's vid of my little shrimp. He looks happy. Hopefully he'll make it. Small cleaner shrimp in new home - YouTube Did I mention that Uni is SOOOOOO JEALOUS of the tank! LMAO! Poor baby. |
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Once you get a good handle on it, let me know the breakdown of work and costs. We had goldfish for a few years. They belonged to my mom, but I did everything for them and even spent my money on their supplies. The fishes lived wih my mom. Now she wants a salt water tank after giving the goldies away! Poor critters. You'll be better prepared next time! |
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He's very interesting and definitely fun to watch. |
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So far what we have spent: $300 for the tank, about $100 for testing supplies and chemicals, $40 for live rock and live sand, $40 last night for the critters. We have one of the smallest tanks on the market. Not the same as fresh water fish. My dad had a saltwater tank when we were growing up, and I just remember so many fish were dying. He switched to freshwater many years ago and hasn't had as many problems. However, freshwater fish aren't so colorful and cute to look at. |
They're not. That's why my mom wants the saltwater tank. :rolleyes: |
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The only other freshwater fish I think are pretty are koi, and what a coincidence! They are expensive too! :rolleyes: |
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Capt, what about the light, the heater, the fluval filter, the bubbler thingy, the stange things you need to make the tank look cool? I didn't have a big tank but it was acrylic and was pretty cool it was a big bubble, not to mention the fish I remember I saw this really cool frog I had to have, he was a fortune but so cool, he died the next day. I was sad I killed him, but they were so pretty. I loved my tank, for a while I had these cool sharks and my tank had a sphere to it, so when they swam past, they were almost magnified. Here is similar to the tank I had, but mine was 65 gallons. Now I need to put in nemo missing my fish...lol |
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3 Attachment(s) OMG You are crazy girl!! Salt water tanks are so HARD to maintain and very $$ Here is my best friends hubby's tank :D Everything you see is alive! |
Oh sorry you said hermit crab and my kids had hermit crabs when they were little and they were in a tank with a little water and a rock so they wouldnt drown. They cant breathe under water. |
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Jelly fish tank! - YouTube |
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The jellies are so pretty!!! So hard to care for, correct? |
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