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September 7th, 2008
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| | Fish Lore Newbie
| Saltwater To Freshwater
Hey people!
i have had a saltwater tank and everything died! and its just not working out for me so i want to go to fresh water! i have a few questions.
1. will the gravel stuff i have in the bottom be fine in fresh water?
2. my tank is 50L what are some good fish that are cool to look at i can put in there?
3. i know pH is different but will my test lab kit be fine for fresh??
andi would love any other tips on getting started!! thankyou SQUEAKY | 
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September 7th, 2008
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| | Fish Mentor
| WOW! I've never really heard about changing from Saltwater to Freshwater aquarium. But I did hear it's quite hard and complicating. You could probably start of with a few Guppies or Tetras. They're quite easy and simple to take care of. I'm not sure of how many so wait for the other experienced members to come! GOOD LUCK!  | |
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September 7th, 2008
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| | Fish Master
| The coral sand (or whatever you have) is not suitable for FW. I reccomend taking out everything, and starting it like a brand new tank.
That's a 10gal tank. Good fish would be...
a Male betta
5 male platys/guppys
6 Neon tetras
6 male Endler's livebearers
12 Ember tetras
A mix of small nano fish (Like pygmy gouramis, ember tetras, male endler's livebearers) | |
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September 9th, 2008
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| | Fish Lore Newbie
| ok coolies! so all those fish can be kept in together i already have a betta! he is awesome i love him! um yeah that helps alot! thankuyou
can you get live FW plants?
thanks squeak | |
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September 12th, 2008
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| | Fish Lore Newbie
| yepp i've done that! thanks!
ohhh right whoops that could have been bad!! yepp well thanks guys any other tips?
can i have any really colourful fishys??
squeaky | |
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September 12th, 2008
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| | Fish Lore Newbie
| also to add to that Hatch you said all the fish i could have could i mix them up? apart from the betta but the other ones say a few of each or not? | |
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September 12th, 2008
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| | Master Of Fish Poo!
| I'd probably clean everything good with hot water, then cycle the tank fishless. You'll need a FW test kit. | |
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September 12th, 2008
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| | Fish Helper
| Quote:
Originally Posted by peacemaker92  WOW! I've never really heard about changing from Saltwater to Freshwater aquarium. But I did hear it's quite hard and complicating. You could probably start of with a few Guppies or Tetras. They're quite easy and simple to take care of. I'm not sure of how many so wait for the other experienced members to come! GOOD LUCK! | I'd swap tetras for danios. As i heard one person put it, "Danios could live in a cup of coffee." | |
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September 13th, 2008
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| | Fish Master
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Originally Posted by squeaky also to add to that Hatch you said all the fish i could have could i mix them up? apart from the betta but the other ones say a few of each or not? | Not really. All the species I listed where complete stockign plans. But, you could have 6 Embers, 3 Endler's and 1 Pygmy gourami. And with all the different strains of Guppys/Platys, thats like having lots of different species. | |
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September 19th, 2008
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| | Fish Lore Newbie
| oh man now i cant make my mind up whether to change or not what do you guys think? i've already spent lots on this tank now will it cost more to get it going or will it be cheaper to go to FW?? | |
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September 25th, 2008
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| | Fish Lore Newbie
| hello!!
its all good going to FW just wondering whether to use rain water boar water or bottled water 
thankyou
squeak | |
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September 25th, 2008
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| | Fish Master
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Originally Posted by squeaky hello!!
its all good going to FW just wondering whether to use rain water boar water or bottled water
thankyou
squeak | Tap water should be fine as long as you dechlorinate it with a dechlorinator liquid, like Prime, Stress coat or AquaSafe. | |
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September 25th, 2008
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| | Fish Addict
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Originally Posted by HatchetHaven Tap water should be fine as long as you dechlorinate it with a dechlorinator liquid, like Prime, Stress coat or AquaSafe. | Just a quick suggestion: I would definitely get Prime or Stress coat over AquaSafe... it can cloud the water. | |
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September 26th, 2008
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| | Fish Helper
| Hi squeak
If they are your only options for water , I would use the rain water .
Bore water can have high levels of things like sodium ( salt ) so unless you have had it tested , its hard to say if it would be ok . Bottled water would be way too expensive .
Eaglescout mentioned Danios as an option for your fish . They are great little fish .
The only thing you need to buy is gravel/substrate that is suitable for fresh water . I'm guessing , but presume you have a filter and heater ( heaters are not needed for danios unless your tank gets really cold ) and probably lights .
For around $20-30 Aus you could easily transform the tank to fresh water and stock it with a small school of fish .
Seedy | |
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September 26th, 2008
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| | Fish Lore Newbie
| ok Then so try rain water first
i'm pretty sure our bore water has little or no salt in it so yeah!
thankyou squeak | |
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September 27th, 2008
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| | Fish Keeper
| You cant use pure rain water, it doesnt contain enough trace minerals to stablize the waters pH levels, and the lack of minerals will also hurt the fish in the long run. You would need to add a supplement to make the rain water suitable for use... it would be cheaper to buy gallons of spring water in this case. | |
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September 27th, 2008
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| | Fish Master
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Originally Posted by SkyCrystal Just a quick suggestion: I would definitely get Prime or Stress coat over AquaSafe... it can cloud the water. | When I used it it never clouded my water... But Prime is much better so I'd use that. Stress coat is pretty cool - I use it because its better than aquasafe and I can't get prime here.
I don't see why you need to use spring water when the water from your taps should be fine... Even if it does have ammonia the Prime will neutralize it.
What is 'Bore' water? | |
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October 6th, 2008
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| | Fish Lore Newbie
| bore water is bored from the ground i'm really confused should i just use my tap which is bore water.. thats what i used for my SW tank?? | |
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October 6th, 2008
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| | Fish Lore Newbie
| i suggest you give a thorough rinse and start form scratch. | |
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December 26th, 2008
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| | Fish Lore Newbie
| hi y'all!
i have fish! i have 3 guppies and a cleaner one and getting some tetras so i'm all sine i've had them for a while now and they are going well!
just wondering about snails i have alot in my tank i got one off a live plant i bought and it seemed to have bred i have about 28 that i counted and they are only tiny are they good or bad?
wat should i do?
thanks
squeaky | |
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