"Adam" wrote in
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"Frankrkay" wrote in message
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Ken Thomas wrote;
And you're asking for advice to prevent this. Look long and hard in
the mirror at stupid. Did you have to have the fish that day?
See, fish are alive - it's not like running out to Wal-Mart and
buying a new toaster on Saturday to make your miserable life a
little more bearable. If your car was belching all kinds of black
smoke from the tailpipe - you would throw some STP oil treatment in
because you heard it took care of engine problems - then go on a
3000 mile trip? No, cause it's your damn life - you'd take it to a
mechanic before you went anywhere far. Well, I would suggest to you
that you show the same courtesy to other living beings. You can't
wait a few days to get a few fish - then you need to grow up - not
have a fish tank.

This isn't a flame. I'm hoping you read this and reach down real
deep, and - maybe start putting the blame where it belongs.

A little harsh - after all, they did say "We entered the hobby a
few
weeks
back........ " and " We read about bio-spira. So we rushed out, and
got
some,
added
it in......"
They also said, "This morning, the nitrite spiked - the ammonia was
still
high,
though about 1 ppm. We did two water changes today, and added
some salt in the evening." And the last quote "Whatever
happened to
the
biospira?" The way I read it, is a cry for help, because what they
were
told
would work (the biospira), didn't! ..... Frank

A bit harsh? I thought it was totally out of line. I hope the person
that started this thread is still reading this group after the "help"
they got. I'm glad I didn't receive that kind of "help" when I posted
questions in here. If I would have I probably wouldn't be the owner
of seven happy and healthy tanks today and would have missed out on
the hours and hours of joy I have gotten out of them. Just my 2
cents.

Ed




Thanks for standing up for us - you epitomise the true spirit of the
internet and the hobby, unlike some who take pleasure in others gloom.

Our water cycle seems to be near complete - nitrites are zero and ammonia
is 'safe'. We are not planning on introducing any cichlids to this tank,
but stock it with some platys, and our dear betta - it's a 10 gal, in
case I didn't mention.

We will be setting up a new 25 gal and will follow the right guidance.

Oh, and as for Ken, thanks for the misplaced advice - we didnt need
aspersions on our age, value for other life-forms, or preference, or
otherwise for Walmart. Everyone else gave us constructive advice that
will go a long way in fostering our hobby interests.

Cheers and stay tuned.

P.S. Is there a way to post binaries to this group?