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March 28th, 2008
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Fish Newbie
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Elephant fish learned a lesson, LOL
Elli is a very picky eater, and will only eat blood worms (at least that's all we see her eat).
Every night my husband puts her block of worms in her log and she guards it with her life while eating, when she's had her fill she leaves the log and goes to the jug so everyone else can have the leftovers.
2 nights ago, Elli spent all of her time guarding her worms and hardly got to eat any (the other fish gang up on her distracting her at both ends of her log, LOL). She spent the whole time swimming from one end of the log to the other.
Anyway, by last night, boy did she learn the error of her ways... eat first, then guard the worms! Poor girl was starving and ate like a pig last night.
It's so much fun to watch the personalities of your fish  |
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March 28th, 2008
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this is Hockey Ref's Wife here....
we have an elephant fish also named Ellie.
yes her FAVORITE is Blood Worms, but we only give the tank that about once a week. the rest of the days she eats flakes with the rest of the fish.
but she's a happy happy girl with the worms.  |
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March 28th, 2008
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Master Of Fish Poo!
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LOL.. That sounds like quite a fun fish and funny to watch.
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March 28th, 2008
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Fish Newbie
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Originally Posted by hockeyref88
we have an elephant fish also named Ellie.
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LOL, it seems like a logical name. I bet there's alot of them out there named Ellie 
We also have a golden rainbow shark named... Jaws. LOL, we're so original. |
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March 28th, 2008
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Fish Mentor
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 CALAMITY JANE, WELCOME TO FISHLORE ! 
I have wanted to say that for a couple of days.....I've seen your posts, but never one that welcomed you....
Interesting fish, what others do you have? Do you have pictures, we all love to see others fish tanks...
One I have and love is a Black Ghost Knife fish, I don't see him as often as most as he only comes out at night, but he "hides" at the back of one decoration, and I have a mirror up so can check on him from time to time...He too loves blood worms....  |
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March 28th, 2008
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Fish Newbie
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Oh I love the Black Ghost Knife fish! We saw one last week at the LFS, and he was beautiful!
We've got the 55 gal, that houses Elli and Jaws, plus a few schools (hatchet fish, male fan tail guppies, swordtails, cherry barbs & surprisingly enough 2 yellow chilids (sp?) and a paradise fish. It's amazing how well they get along. Everything I've read says the yellow guys should be raging havoc on the tank.
The 20 gallon tank is the "slow tank" LOL, 2 dwarf gouramis, mini angel fish, 1 mickey mouse and something that's called a blueberry & raspberry, (not sure what the technical name is). It's the mellow tank.
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March 28th, 2008
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Welcome to FiahLore! Your "yellow guys" are evidently the same sex. If they were one of each sex and were ready to spawn they would be tearing up the tank. Good luck
Carol
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March 28th, 2008
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Fish Mentor
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Originally Posted by Calamity Jane
Oh I love the Black Ghost Knife fish! We saw one last week at the LFS, and he was beautiful!
We've got the 55 gal, that houses Elli and Jaws, plus a few schools (hatchet fish, male fan tail guppies, swordtails, cherry barbs & surprisingly enough 2 yellow chilids (sp?) and a paradise fish. It's amazing how well they get along. Everything I've read says the yellow guys should be raging havoc on the tank.
The 20 gallon tank is the "slow tank" LOL, 2 dwarf gouramis, mini angel fish, 1 mickey mouse and something that's called a blueberry & raspberry, (not sure what the technical name is). It's the mellow tank.
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If you go up to the top of the page you can input your tank information under "MY settings", in the aquarium profile and it will be a part of your profile every time you post, so people can keep track, and you can update as things change....... |
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March 28th, 2008
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Fish Newbie
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Originally Posted by susitna-flower
If you go up to the top of the page you can input your tank information under "MY settings", in the aquarium profile and it will be a part of your profile every time you post, so people can keep track, and you can update as things change.......
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thanks! I'll have to check with Hubby on all the water levels, as he does the water testing |
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March 28th, 2008
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Fish Newbie
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Originally Posted by Butterfly
Welcome to FiahLore! Your "yellow guys" are evidently the same sex. If they were one of each sex and were ready to spawn they would be tearing up the tank. Good luck
Carol
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We did think they were "up to something" last week. They were both taking turns guarding the jug, like they might have eggs in there. Do they get really mean during spawning times? |
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