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Posted by Cardinal Chunder on May 21, 2005, 3:51 pm
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sophiefishstuff wrote:
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>> sophiefishstuff wrote:
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>>>> I'm leaving a 3 inch fish with relatives for a couple of weeks. I
>>>> was thinking of scooping him out of the aquarium and into a cheap
>>>> plastic bowl (the kind that pet shops often sell as starter kits).
>>>> This would be easier to do than hauling the big tank around.
>>>>
>>>> Would he be alright in that environment? I ask because the big
>>>> aquarium has a pump & filter, whereas the cheap tank would have
>>>> neither and he is a bit bigger than the fish who generally get sold
>>>> with those tanks. I would put some gravel into the cheap tank and
>>>> maybe a live plant.
>>>>
>>>> Are any plants better than others, e.g. do some help oxygenation?
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>>> I think you would be much, much better off leaving him where he is,
>>> feeding him before you go and asking your relatives or a friend to
>>> come and feed him - every three or four days would be absolutely
>>> fine, even if it has to be only once half way through your holiday
>>> it shouldn't be an issue. putting him into an unfiltered aquarium
>>> and moving him about would be much worse for him, imo.
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>> Thanks Bill & Sophie for your helpful responses. I think that's what I
>> might do - leave the guy where he is and have someone call in a couple
>> of times. I may also put one of those holiday food tablets in the tank
>> with him.
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> I'd be wary of that - the stuff they use to hold the tablets together
> can't half pollute your tank. and if your gf is anything like my gf,
> he'll probably eat the lot within about 2 minutes!
I was thinking of the kind of feeder which are basically chalk / grubs
mixed together into a hard block. The chalk (or whatever it is)
dissolves quite slowly so it doesn't matter how much he wants to scoff
it, the food comes loose over a long period.
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