orange slices

[crystal101]

I just inherited a 55g freshwater tank. I gutted it and started fresh. It's
been a week, and I started with five 1-2" fish. The water is clear and the
water tests are all where they should be. I will be adding another 5 fish in
a week or so. I know nothing at all about aquariums and have done my
homework online and advice of PETCO store. The pet store recommended a
"treat" (orange slice) once or twice a week. I put it on the wall of the
tank and they haven't touched it, lol!! They had an orange slice in every
tank at the fish store and the fish were going crazy over it. Has anyone
heard of this and is it really a "treat" ?

[AquariumFatasies[_2_]]

On Dec 24, 12:42*pm, "crystal101" <u40127@uwe> wrote:
> I just inherited a 55g freshwater tank. *I gutted it and started fresh. It's
> been a week, and I started with five 1-2" fish. *The water is clear and the
> water tests are all where they should be. *I will be adding another 5 fish in
> a week or so. *I know nothing at all about aquariums and have done my
> homework online and advice of PETCO store. *The pet store recommended a
> "treat" (orange slice) once or twice a week. * I put it on the wall of the
> tank and they haven't touched it, lol!! *They had an orange slice in every
> tank at the fish store and the fish were going crazy over it. *Has anyone
> heard of this and is it really a "treat" ?

Depends........on what jkind of fish you have. A lot of goldfish and
koi will readily eat at sliced oranges. But lots of fish will not even
bother with it, and there are lots of goldies and koi that will not
touch it as well. Your best off not taking anything that Deathco er ah
make that Petco says as the gospil. While orange slices may in deed be
beneficial to some fish, it oculd also be with Deathco that the fisha
re feed so little and far and between that the fish are just desperate
for anything to eat. Deathco does not have the greatest reputation on
sellling decent healthy fish.......and are also the only outfit I have
ever seen putting plastic containers of salt in all the tanks even in
tanks containin g fish that are readily known to not tolerate salt
very well.this is all done in lame attempts to knock out ich and other
parasites that Deathco is so well known for giving to its customers
for no additional charge.

But there is nothing wrong with feeding your fish sliced oranges or
even pieces of cantalope or watermelon or squash or whatever. Its rare
that one owuld really hurt a fish if it eats foods as such, b ut they
are not a substitute for proper commercially prepared or good home
brew feeds........

Oh you may find that your fish will like the orange slice better if
its left to float untethered in the tank...........no real need to
anchor it in place, unless its floating around bothers you or some
piece of aquarium equipment.

[crystal101]

"deathco" heheh.........thank you for your help. I removed the orange slice.
Yes, I do provide my fish with a high quality fish food. I'll be adding
Lunar led lighting soon for at night. I am excited and love this aquarium.
The fish each have their own personality and I want to do right by them and
keep them happy. As for the fish, I told "deathco" I was a beginner and knew
nothing and they picked out the five fish. My bad I didn't ask what kind
they were. One I know for sure is a black molly, one is a little swordtail,
one is a potbelly molly and the other two are orange and black not sure what
they are. The potbelly one seems to be a bit territorial when it comes to
feeding time, goes after any fish that comes within "his" area while eating.
Also petco told me to add conditioning salt with the any water changes as
they said it would help with stress, which I did. I want to add neons and
maybe one male betta maybe in 3-4 weeks. I keep the water temp. at 78.

[Reel McKoi[_10_]]

"crystal101" <u40127@uwe> wrote in message news:7d2d6fefc05a8@uwe...
>I just inherited a 55g freshwater tank. I gutted it and started fresh.
>It's
> been a week, and I started with five 1-2" fish. The water is clear and
> the
> water tests are all where they should be. I will be adding another 5 fish
> in
> a week or so.

If this is a new set-up keep testing for ammonia. Don't add more fish until
you know your tank is cycled.

I know nothing at all about aquariums and have done my
> homework online and advice of PETCO store.

Online is better. Chain stores are not known for having knowledgeable
employees. They're well known for giving out terrible information and
advice.

The pet store recommended a
> "treat" (orange slice) once or twice a week. I put it on the wall of the
> tank and they haven't touched it, lol!! They had an orange slice in every
> tank at the fish store and the fish were going crazy over it. Has anyone
> heard of this and is it really a "treat" ?

I only give my koi and goldfish oranges. The other fish have no interest in
fruit.
--

RM....
Frugal ponding since 1995.
rec.ponder since late 1996.
Zone 6. Middle TN USA
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>

[Reel McKoi[_10_]]

"crystal101" <u40127@uwe> wrote in message news:7d2e0552eea94@uwe...
> "deathco" heheh.........thank you for your help. I removed the orange
> slice.
> Yes, I do provide my fish with a high quality fish food. I'll be adding
> Lunar led lighting soon for at night. I am excited and love this
> aquarium.
> The fish each have their own personality and I want to do right by them
> and
> keep them happy. As for the fish, I told "deathco" I was a beginner and
> knew
> nothing and they picked out the five fish. My bad I didn't ask what kind
> they were. One I know for sure is a black molly, one is a little
> swordtail,
> one is a potbelly molly and the other two are orange and black not sure
> what
> they are. The potbelly one seems to be a bit territorial when it comes to
> feeding time, goes after any fish that comes within "his" area while
> eating.
> Also petco told me to add conditioning salt with the any water changes as
> they said it would help with stress, which I did. I want to add neons and
> maybe one male betta maybe in 3-4 weeks. I keep the water temp. at 78.
==================================
Don't add salt with every water change unless you have a way to test the
salinity of the water. It can build up to the point where it's toxic to the
fish and any live plants.
--

RM....
Frugal ponding since 1995.
rec.ponder since late 1996.
Zone 6. Middle TN USA
~~~~ }<((((*> ~~~ }<{{{{(ö>

[Fedor_DeGazz]

"crystal101" <u40127@uwe> wrote in message news:7d2d6fefc05a8@uwe...
>I just inherited a 55g freshwater tank. I gutted it and started fresh.
>It's
> been a week, and I started with five 1-2" fish. The water is clear and
> the
> water tests are all where they should be. I will be adding another 5 fish
> in
> a week or so. I know nothing at all about aquariums and have done my
> homework online and advice of PETCO store. The pet store recommended a
> "treat" (orange slice) once or twice a week. I put it on the wall of the
> tank and they haven't touched it, lol!! They had an orange slice in every
> tank at the fish store and the fish were going crazy over it. Has anyone
> heard of this and is it really a "treat" ?
>

Before you get too far into this, and specifically before adding more
fish, I wonder if anyone has explained the nitrogen cycle to you, and/or
told you that specific types of bacteria must be given time to grow and
multiply in the tank and filter before you add too many fish, in order to
consume the deadly poisonous waste (ammonia compounds) that the fish will
produce. If not, you'll soon be complaining of dead fish and wondering
why... Do a Google search on "nitrogen cycle" and "tank cycling" or similar
keywords and read thoroughly. Fish produce ammonia (deadly poison) as waste
product; one type of bacteria converts ammonia to nitrite also deadly but
less so); another bacteria type then converts the nitrite to nitrate (note
differences in spelling) which is much less harmful and gets removed
(diluted) at regular partial water changes. This process is known as the
nitrogen cycle. I would not add so many fish in such a short time to a tank
that has been recently set up. It takes about six weeks usually to "cycle a
tank" (grow the bacteria) and many people prefer to do it without fish (the
fish much prefer this method also). Google "fishless cycling" for
information about this (even though you already got fish, it is good to
know).

Fedor

[crystal101 via PetKB.com]

Wow, thank you all.....excellent and very helpful information! I looked up
"recycling". I had no idea. This site is wonderful and you all are quite
knowledgable. Thank you again for helping me to have a safe and happy
environment for my fish............oh and keeping them alive!

Fedor_DeGazz wrote:
>>I just inherited a 55g freshwater tank. I gutted it and started fresh.
>>It's
>[quoted text clipped - 8 lines]
>> tank at the fish store and the fish were going crazy over it. Has anyone
>> heard of this and is it really a "treat" ?
>
> Before you get too far into this, and specifically before adding more
>fish, I wonder if anyone has explained the nitrogen cycle to you, and/or
>told you that specific types of bacteria must be given time to grow and
>multiply in the tank and filter before you add too many fish, in order to
>consume the deadly poisonous waste (ammonia compounds) that the fish will
>produce. If not, you'll soon be complaining of dead fish and wondering
>why... Do a Google search on "nitrogen cycle" and "tank cycling" or similar
>keywords and read thoroughly. Fish produce ammonia (deadly poison) as waste
>product; one type of bacteria converts ammonia to nitrite also deadly but
>less so); another bacteria type then converts the nitrite to nitrate (note
>differences in spelling) which is much less harmful and gets removed
>(diluted) at regular partial water changes. This process is known as the
>nitrogen cycle. I would not add so many fish in such a short time to a tank
>that has been recently set up. It takes about six weeks usually to "cycle a
>tank" (grow the bacteria) and many people prefer to do it without fish (the
>fish much prefer this method also). Google "fishless cycling" for
>information about this (even though you already got fish, it is good to
>know).
>
> Fedor

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[AquariumFatasies[_2_]]

On Dec 24, 6:03*pm, Steve Wolstenholme >
wrote:
> On Mon, 24 Dec 2007 19:49:42 GMT, "crystal101" <u40127@uwe> wrote:
> >Also petco told me to add conditioning salt with the any water changes as
> >they said it would help with stress, which I did. *I want to add neons and
> >maybe one male betta maybe in 3-4 weeks. *I keep the water temp. at 78.
>
> Don't add salt with neons and betta. They don't like salt.
>
> Steve

This is true..same for a lot of the catfish .they do not tolerate salt
very well either. Take what the folks in the places like "Deathco"
tell you with a grain of "salt"...........and before you do what they
saym, ask online as well and compare what yuor told. I am not saying
that everything that is stated by Deathco folks is wrong, but the
majority of it is bull$hit and while some may mean better there are
some employees that just do not have a clue and will run their mouth
to say something even if its wrong or half right.

A simple rule to follow is: Never add "anything" to a fish tank unless
you have on hand a proper test kit to test for whatever it is that
you added. On the Deathco theory of adding salt with water changes to
eliminate stress.....its inevitably a death sentence for anay fish
tank even if it was a sal****er setup to do that unless yu can check
your salt levels. Salt does not evaporate so in time the salt levels
will be getting tothe point of brackish water salinity content, and
then it will reach what is considered sal****er parameters, but by
this time most if not all FW fish will be floating dead.......and
you'll wonder why.............and all those Deathco folks will say is
change the filters, and 50% of the water add some salt and start
again.............its their typical "canned replies" that is taught in
their 5 day fish technician course the take to maintain , er ah make
that sell fish.as they certainly do not know how to maintain fish. A
fish in a properly setup tank with water changes performed when they
should be and water parameters in check will not be stressed out.
Learn what fish get along with what fish, and also find out what fish
you really have in there now............and learn to pick out healthy
fish. Do not add a bunch of fish at one time, but rather add a fish or
two over the period of a few days or a week so yuo do not overload the
filter...........and create high ammonia and nitrate and nitrite
levels...........Have fun....

[Tynk[_4_]]

On Dec 26, 8:44Â*am, Tynk > wrote:
> On Dec 26, 8:33Â*am, Tynk > wrote:
>
> > On Dec 24, 6:03�pm, Steve Wolstenholme >
> > wrote:
>
> > > On Mon, 24 Dec 2007 19:49:42 GMT, "crystal101" <u40127@uwe> wrote:
> > > >Also petco told me to add conditioning salt with the any water changes as
> > > >they said it would help with stress, which I did. �I want to add neons and
> > > >maybe one male betta maybe in 3-4 weeks. �I keep the water temp. at 78.
>
> > > Don't add salt with neons and betta. They don't like salt.
>
> > > Steve
>
> > Bettas are fine with aquarium salt.
>
> Since you're new here....
> The person who is "helping" you also harrasses people to no end.
> Look at all the vulgar posts made by him while impersonating my screen
> name.
> He has several different screen names per several different email
> addresses as well.
> Be careful with this person, and if you see my scree name and
> something vulgar...check the email address (NOT the screen name).
> Mine never changes, his does a lot.
> I just wanted you to know what you're dealing with.
> Here's his screen name he's postingto you under along with his email
> address he's using for this screen name:
> AquariumFatasies > as well as : Tynk
> >
> Here's mine:
> Tynk >
> He's even gone as far as to make a screen name with my entire email
> address in it.
> There are many more screen names and emails for this troll....so do be
> careful and keep your guard up.
> He's gone after EVERYONE that posts here.

Totally utter nonesense spewed by a hate filled idiot named TYNK. who
is a master at forgeries and trolling.

Tynk has quit a vivid imagination I see. Look at all the posts that it
makes all in the name of stirring up the group to persuade BIG 8 to
make her a moderated fish group just like her ponder buddies so she
too chan be a queen bee and be in total control of folks.Control is
all that is on TYNKs mind, not helping anyone, just look at the posts
she claims to have made where she helps, but she is fast to post trash
and clutter up an otherwise usefull gorup that functions quite well
without her. I am still wiaint for the proff that Aquarium Fantasies
no matter what the email addy is is in deed the same as the other so
called TYNK.TYNK7 @aol.com is a bona fide troll and forger of
posts.........and she can not stand it when others post and she does
not have her say so, so she is apt to forge email addys as she has
done numerous times. She is fast to callthe kettle black.......and if
helping this group was on her mind she would not enter into such
bull**** as such..........It does not take a rocket scientist to see
thorugh her smoke and mirrows in a lame attempt to controland
establish a moderated gorup............her posts on the hate group
proves that very clearly...............

[Randy Webb]

Tynk said the following on 12/26/2007 11:00 PM:
> On Dec 26, 9:52�am, Tynk > wrote:
>
> Lies deleted as usual.

What I find ironic is that the yahoo.com address, when not sideswiped by
a troll, is actually answering questions. The only thing I see out of
the @aol.com address is a bunch of whining and trolling about someone
else. That alone speaks for itself.
--
Randy
Chance Favors The Prepared Mind

[Randy Webb]

Tynk said the following on 12/26/2007 11:49 PM:
> On Dec 26, 10:43 pm, Randy Webb > wrote:
>> Tynk said the following on 12/26/2007 11:00 PM:
>>
>>> On Dec 26, 9:52�am, Tynk > wrote:
>>> Lies deleted as usual.
>> What I find ironic is that the yahoo.com address, when not sideswiped by
>> a troll, is actually answering questions. The only thing I see out of
>> the @aol.com address is a bunch of whining and trolling about someone
>> else. That alone speaks for itself.
>> --
>> Randy
>> Chance Favors The Prepared Mind
>
> ROFLMAO!!!
>
> Obviously, you haven't gone back a few pages.

Please excuse me for a few minutes to get the taste out of my mouth, my
foot doesn't taste good.

Being the person that I am, I can admit I was wrong. And, I was wrong.

What happened was I sat down and set up Thunderbird and added this group
to it (I don't use Google Groups). When I first started looking over the
older threads, I saw a kazillion "Tynk this, Tynk that" posts and simply
kill-filed any post from anybody that had Tynk in the email address.
After reading all the old posts, and even some new ones, I removed the
filter. I got the addresses mixed up and had my stuff backwards.

My apologies.

--
Randy
Chance Favors The Prepared Mind

[Tynk[_4_]]

On Dec 26, 11:46Â*pm, Randy Webb > wrote:
> Tynk said the following on 12/26/2007 11:49 PM:
>
>
>
>
>
> > On Dec 26, 10:43 pm, Randy Webb > wrote:
> >> Tynk said the following on 12/26/2007 11:00 PM:
>
> >>> On Dec 26, 9:52�am, Tynk > wrote:
> >>> Lies deleted as usual.
> >> What I find ironic is that the yahoo.com address, when not sideswiped by
> >> a troll, is actually answering questions. The only thing I see out of
> >> the @aol.com address is a bunch of whining and trolling about someone
> >> else. That alone speaks for itself.
> >> --
> >> Randy
> >> Chance Favors The Prepared Mind
>
> > ROFLMAO!!!
>
> > Obviously, you haven't gone back a few pages.
>
> Please excuse me for a few minutes to get the taste out of my mouth, my
> foot doesn't taste good.
>
> Being the person that I am, I can admit I was wrong. And, I was wrong.
>
> What happened was I sat down and set up Thunderbird and added this group
> to it (I don't use Google Groups). When I first started looking over the
> older threads, I saw a kazillion "Tynk this, Tynk that" posts and simply
> kill-filed any post from anybody that had Tynk in the email address.
> After reading all the old posts, and even some new ones, I removed the
> filter. I got the addresses mixed up and had my stuff backwards.
>
> My apologies.
>
> --
> Randy
> Chance Favors The Prepared Mind- Hide quoted text -
>
> - Show quoted text -

See Tynk its ok for you to trash some one elses post such as yu did
to this persons post but when others do it to you you raise hell and
assume all kinds of other atrocities. Its just like Gill and her
view.Do and I say not do as I do huh? Your a ****ing hypocrite TYNK
along with yuor **** buddy Gill and Jan and a few others who are only
concerned with your own thing. YOur really no betetr thanme in any way
and in a lot of ways your actually much worse since yu laxck the
ability tik know right fron wrong or utter a much deserved appology to
these groups. I at least appologized in public to to those that I
hassled.did I not, yet yu think yuor above all that and continue on
with yur charades and crap of being better or in
charge............Just not gonna be Tynk, never gonna happen trust me
on that bitch..............Your nothing but dog **** on the bottoms of
my shoes.........I'll continue to toss out info and if folks use it or
read it or shove it up their ass I really do not care but just my
little bit of offering to this group is a hell of a lot more than your
one sided ways of wanting to be in charge and yu have not posted crap
out of a ton of posts looking for info, since your too wrapped up with
your own ass to be of any help to others. Its all about TYNK Its all
about GILL..........well guess what.not any more BITCH!

[Randy Webb]

Tynk said the following on 12/27/2007 9:31 AM:
> On Dec 26, 11:46 pm, Randy Webb > wrote:
>> Tynk said the following on 12/26/2007 11:49 PM:
>>
>>
>>
>>
>>
>>> On Dec 26, 10:43 pm, Randy Webb > wrote:
>>>> Tynk said the following on 12/26/2007 11:00 PM:
>>>>> On Dec 26, 9:52�am, Tynk > wrote:
>>>>> Lies deleted as usual.
>>>> What I find ironic is that the yahoo.com address, when not sideswiped by
>>>> a troll, is actually answering questions. The only thing I see out of
>>>> the @aol.com address is a bunch of whining and trolling about someone
>>>> else. That alone speaks for itself.
>>>> --
>>>> Randy
>>>> Chance Favors The Prepared Mind
>>> ROFLMAO!!!
>>> Obviously, you haven't gone back a few pages.
>> Please excuse me for a few minutes to get the taste out of my mouth, my
>> foot doesn't taste good.
>>
>> Being the person that I am, I can admit I was wrong. And, I was wrong.
>>
>> What happened was I sat down and set up Thunderbird and added this group
>> to it (I don't use Google Groups). When I first started looking over the
>> older threads, I saw a kazillion "Tynk this, Tynk that" posts and simply
>> kill-filed any post from anybody that had Tynk in the email address.
>> After reading all the old posts, and even some new ones, I removed the
>> filter. I got the addresses mixed up and had my stuff backwards.
>>
>> My apologies.
> See Tynk its ok for you to trash some one elses post such as yu did
> to this persons post but when others do it to you you raise hell and
> assume all kinds of other atrocities.

You really are as stupid as I thought you were. My mistake was getting
the two addresses mixed up. You are the one that does nothing but run
around posting troll garbage trying to start trouble. It is the AOL
address that is actually trying to answer posts with content about the
post itself. While you do nothing more than try to start trouble.

It is okay though, I have a RegExp kill-file rule just for you.
--
Randy
Chance Favors The Prepared Mind
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