Any aquarium guys here?

[Haakzilla]

What if someone released a bunch of these in the willamette?

...than it would be even more contaminated than it already is

 

[Nate]

...than it would be even more contaminated than it already is

I'm wondering if they would reproduce or not... that would be cray cray.

 

[lawai'a]

Bump!

These orig. plans didn't come to fruition but now it's back on. Super glad I waited- I have a WAY better understanding of water chemistry (pH, hardness, etc.). Looking back I was leaning towards African cichlids - this time around Im opting for Discus with Altum angels. A school of diamomd head tetras as well - the hybrid neon tetra.

Filtration I'm definitely leaning towards RO water with a quality canister system.

my wife has kept a 110 gallon saltwater tank for about 12 years now. clown fish are good starters and hard to kill. trust me I know cause we have moved that tank to new environs 3times not including bringing it home and they are surviv0rs. another rule of thumb is don't name any until you have had them for about 2 months. puffer are my wifes favorites and she had one she hand fed frozen brine shrimp. I have several friends here that are collectors or commercial harvesters as you would say. the yellow tangs are the big islands bread and butter aquarium export species and are managed in a sustainable yield quota. those same divers have brought her some pretty fabulous critters over the years but like I said don't get attatched right away. they all have special needs and fill niches in in the open ocean that make duplicating in a closed en vironement tough. one of the funniest critters were are urchins. wife kept finding her thermometers broken and not having a clue why. the juvey urchins were climbing the sides of the glass to the top, securing are free ride back down by grabbing the floating thermometers and releaseeing them to shoot back to the surface and break against the glass covers.

 

[BLAZINGGIANTS]

Every so often you Herman about people finding piranhas in the Willamette. Borderline survivability for them, which is why they were banned for a bit.

I have a 100g tank in my basement. Saltwater. 6 sea horses and 2 pipefish at the moment.

 

[BLAZINGGIANTS]

I had piranhas for a year. They were fun. Started at the size of a dime. Couldn't do it anymore. It was tough feeding them goldfish, and then they got big and I was told to baby chicks and shit. That was it for me. No fucking way.

 

[Fez Hammersticks]

Clownfish seem to be the most recommended for marine starters.

Piranha's are interesting to keep - the diamomd rhoms in particular - but these are the holy grail of FW aggressive fish:

A super blue channa barca snakehead - every species of snakeheads are highly illegal in every state though.

Speaking of marine tanks -- if/when I graduated up to a SW tank a coldwater marine setup is very intriguing. They are tricky to keep from what I understand - chillers are a must. Here is an Oregon Coast biotope:

 

[Dougnsalem]

How are they to eat? I mean, if you have one die off because the conditions aren't right, it seems like it would be a waste to just toss it down the toilet.....

(asking for a friend...)


(@SlyPokerCat)

 

[lawai'a]

when I fished out of Newport/south beach my wife delivered baked goods to the aquarium there daily and got interested in keeping a saltwater then. I remember some of the jellyfish exhibits were jaw dr0pping.(keiko too of course). our golden retriever sarah used to follow her in just to bark at keiko.

 

[BoBoBREWSKI]

I've got a 13 gallon mini reef. Orange clown, black clown, and 4 corals. I also had a Rainford Goby, but it died yesterday. Sucks! Gonna try to find a new one.
http://www.biotaaquariums.com/

 

[BoBoBREWSKI]

Bump!

These orig. plans didn't come to fruition but now it's back on. Super glad I waited- I have a WAY better understanding of water chemistry (pH, hardness, etc.). Looking back I was leaning towards African cichlids - this time around Im opting for Discus with Altum angels. A school of diamomd head tetras as well - the hybrid neon tetra.

Filtration I'm definitely leaning towards RO water with a quality canister system.

Discus are awesome, beautiful fish! I've always wanted a tank with them, but I've heard they are very high maintenance.

 

[BLAZINGGIANTS]

Discus can be a big challenge. Slightly brackish water. When one gets sick, they ALL get sick. But if you can do it right, it's very rewarding. They are very beautiful fish.

If you haven't been to The Wet Spot on NE Hancock (Hollywood District), I highly recommend it. So much selection, super-high quality. It's freshwater and brackish only, no saltwater (at least as of the last time I was there a year ago).

 

[SlyPokerCat]

How are they to eat? I mean, if you have one die off because the conditions aren't right, it seems like it would be a waste to just toss it down the toilet.....

(asking for a friend...)


(@SlyPokerCat)

My body is ready.