armadillo

I was walking through the petshop a few weeks ago and noticed the tubes used to make mazes for hamsters, and have this whole network underground and all over the aquarium for fish to swim in.

Bad idea? Am thinking there's no way I'll get guaranteed aquarium-proof hamster tubes for starter!

Butterfly

Have you seen the tubes connecting several tanks together and the fish go from tank to tank? Yep I think they would love the underwater ones too
Carol

COBettaCouple

interesting idea.. you should sneak some pics of it to post.

armadillo

But I wonder whether the plastic could be toxic. There's no way they've made it aquarium safe.

COBettaCouple

maybe the effect can be duplicated with clear PVC pipe?

Trpimp147

i think they would be fine in water, there safe for any other pets that chew on them so i would think there safe. its kinda like putting the plastic plants in your tank

Butterfly

I see them in pet store fish tanks for knife fish to hide in so I think they would be fine.
Carol

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unless they have decoration or transfers they will be fine and it's a great idea! I used an old scalectrix track in one of mine, just removed all the metal parts first, and that's been really good. My swordtail fry love to play in an old riser tube that I dropped in the tank one day and left. They are always swimming through it and love to play in there.

COBettaCouple

good point.. this might be a decor consideration for the 30g tall tank depending on what fish we put in it.

armadillo

Well the thing is I looove the fact that these maze pipes are really designed for endless combinations, and they come with ready-made standard connections between each piece.

armadillo

Wow, love the scalectrix track idea!

COBettaCouple

i don't! i don't have that here.

armadillo

"s about time there were products you don't get over in the US. You guys' markets, be it toys or pets, is excellent for choice it seems. See? There are good sides to consumerism!

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hehe.... and it only cost me a couple of pounds from a second-hand shop!.... to think that it can't be found ion the USA is terrific! One up for us at last! lol

armadillo

Bargain!!!

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BTW, the fry numbers have dropped a little I think. I only counted 65 today, but they are now all over the tank and I may well have missed a few, since they are still so small.

I expected to lose some anyway, since all the write-ups state that up to 60% loss is normal.

COBettaCouple

lots of things can't be found in the US.. blood pudding, news based on facts, PAL-format electronics, eatible sardines, beans in ketchup, the EPL and many other things to be found in the UK.

COBettaCouple

yea, we'll have to wait until the 2nd spawning to see what kind of fry loss we have since the 1st spawning of the mahachai was totally a learning experience in unknown territory.. i'd say you're doing really good with the survival rate so far as there definitely are ones that don't get counted.

armadillo

You don't have baked beans!!??

Oh, I believe you forgot Marmite.

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and cheese!... You can't get a good flavoured cheese for love or money over there! Or a decent beer.... lol

armadillo

Mind you, nor can you in the UK. Give me the melting stinky French cheeses any day!

COBettaCouple

ah. yes.. marmite.. we have baked beans, just not the heinz baked beans in ketchup that is popular in the UK.. other than specialty shops, of course.

armadillo

Where, of course, you went to get marmite. Right, Dave? ...



Right, Dave? Oh Daaaa-aaaave? Did you have marmiiiiite yet. Go on, you've got to try it!

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but a good piece of seriously mature cheddar cheese and marmite is even better!!!!!!!

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ok... so let's put it all together:

A good pint of bitter, with a mature cheese and marmite roll and butter is heaven, right Armadillo?...lol You yanks haven't live3d till you have tried that combination!

armadillo

Aaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaah, not bitteeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeer.

Can't fast enough!!!

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what's wrong with a nice pint of John Smiths of Boddingtons?...lol

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or even better, real ale?

COBettaCouple

lol.. most grocery stores here have a large selection of cheeses from around the globe.. i enjoy a strong mature cheese myself, with a leaning towards italian cheeses. and a extremely sharp mature cheddar is excellent! you need a good EPL or UEFA CL football match on too.

armadillo

I think they're a man's drink. I'll have my 1/2 pint of stella or carlsberg, thank you very much. Are we allowed to discuss alcoholic drinks on this?