grapeape Posted August 30, 2007 Report Share Posted August 30, 2007 with a clown loach AND a common pleco that tank isnt gonna be empty long Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
duff Posted August 30, 2007 Report Share Posted August 30, 2007 I think someone just likes the novelty of having new fish Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest FLIP Posted August 30, 2007 Report Share Posted August 30, 2007 I always keep in mind the growth rate of each fish so I still have a while before some fish start getting too big. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
windeindoiel Posted August 30, 2007 Report Share Posted August 30, 2007 I would imagine ropefish would happily bite if they had the need. In last months tropical fish hobbyist they had a good article on ropefish, might be worth a look for you. Definately cover your tank... like seriously. I've lost so many of these guys because I think I have them safely contained, but I'm wrong. Two of them managed to fit through a hole half the size of them and get into my sump, where they broke their necks in the protein skimmer of death (don't ask why we were running it on freshwater, because I don't know). All three that live in the 200 gallon have ended up in the overflow, which is covered with a grate so I could just stick them back in the main tank. Also when Lyder was younger he had one that he was always finding on his bedroom floor. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nicolalex Posted August 30, 2007 Report Share Posted August 30, 2007 (edited) Boourns I actually have a very empty tank now unfortunately both my glass cats died with no sign of stress or desease. All I have now in the tank is:-a clown loach -ropefish -one bleeding heart tetra -stiped rephael -common pleco -clown pleco -synodontis feather-fin -one emerald cory -2 amanos -ADF BTW, how much does tubifex and blood worms cost? WOW, that's quite the load of bottom dwellers all in a 33! I personally wouldn't want those fun and playful cory cats or clown loaches with something like a rope fish, but that's just my own opinion. The last time I bought blood worms (freeze dried) I paid $5.25 for a 10ml/9g container. This was at G & E pharmacy where prices are cheaper, but there isn't a lot of variety. I don't think the tubifex worms (freeze dried) are overly expensive either. The tubifex I have are the squares that you press onto your aquarium glass and the fish pick at. I find that the fish generally tear them away and the whole muck of a square then floats at the top of the tank. It is more money if you choose to buy the froozen packages and even more expensive for the frozen cubes. I generally prefer the frozen worms over the freezed dried ones. If you choose frozen, hopefully your mother won't object to sharing her freezer space with the stuff. While it doesn't bother me to share freezer space with the worms, those mice my husband has for his snake totally gross me out! GOod Luck. Edited August 30, 2007 by nicolalex Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Toirtis Posted September 1, 2007 Report Share Posted September 1, 2007 Just keep the water level a bit lower, and that will help eliminate any potential escapes. My ropes all enjoy NLS pellets, frozen krill, mysis and fresh earthworms. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest FLIP Posted September 19, 2007 Report Share Posted September 19, 2007 I just noticed there was a huge gap around my filter uncovered and the ropefish never tried to escape. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sam Chicklets Posted September 19, 2007 Report Share Posted September 19, 2007 I just noticed there was a huge gap around my filter uncovered and the ropefish never tried to escape. Yet!!!! Cover it just to be on the safe side. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest FLIP Posted October 2, 2007 Report Share Posted October 2, 2007 The ropefish was eating the flakes! I've never seen it eat the tubifex but it was opening its mouth and eating the flakes. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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