HELP!! A gift for my girlfriend

"Köi-Lö" $##$$@$##$$.#$$ wrote in message
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"Nikki" wrote in message
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.....so i had no choice, the little (fill
in the blank) was mean and bit and i seen quickly why she did not want
him, a little fact she left out....he died after a year and a half and me
getting bit many of times.

Mice will bite also which was another reason I didn't want them around my
son and his friends. They also had a funky smell no matter how clean we
kept them. Not to mention we already had a cat and several dogs at the
time.

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Yeah not fond of them myself, i dont mind the hamsters they dont bother me
much, kids put them in running balls and they will trip me from time to time
but i deal with it. The one likes to chase me if he sees me walking in the
kitchen.
Nik

Get some danio's
coldwater, always moving and easy peasy





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Hi everyone,

In advance, thanks for your help. I've been through the internet and at
the pet store and all I've gotten is more confused. Ideally, i've been
looking to get pet fish for my girlfriends apt. I don't want betas
because you can only have one in a tank, or goldfish because ive had a
bad experience with them. I wanted something where she could have maybe
2 or three fish that would interact well and would be low maintenance.
I was thinking of getting a 5 gallon tank. If anyone can offer
suggestions? Also, i noticed alot of people talking about getting
snails that eat algae -- how expensive are these?

Overall, is this gift a bad idea, because I don't want it to be
something that is so difficult -- everyone keeps mentioning UGFs and
other acronyms, and diseases and tank shocks that i don't understand...
it's a bit overwhelming. If someone could just say get two of these
fish -- they look good and will be low maintenance and you'll need so
and so equipment and it should cost you X dollars I would go to the
store tomorrow and get it - I just don't want to get to the store and
be misled and ripped off because I honestly don't know what equipment
is better and how to get the best value for my money. I'm looking in
the range of less than $50.

Thanks again for any advice.

-Nik

Köi-Lö wrote:


Mice will bite also which was another reason I didn't want them around my
son and his friends. They also had a funky smell no matter how clean we
kept them. Not to mention we already had a cat and several dogs at the
time.

Mice have a natural body odor that really smells nasty. No amount of
cleaning their cages can change that.

Now on the other hand, Hamsters have an enzyme in their spit that is a
deoderizer. Makes them smell as sweet as a kitty's fur.

Nikki wrote:


Yeah not fond of them myself, i dont mind the hamsters they dont bother me
much, kids put them in running balls and they will trip me from time to time
but i deal with it. The one likes to chase me if he sees me walking in the
kitchen.
Nik

I know this is so off topic, but it reminded me of the last Hammy we
had.
He was the sweetest thing too. Would perch on my shoulder hanging out.
He always had his daily exercise time in his run about ball. Well I
quickly found out one day that our Rottie got the notion to *play ball*
with him. = O
She took her nose and gave him a whirl he'd never forget. Poor thing
was ok, but very dizzy. This was all in a few seconds before I went
running across the kitchen to save the poor little dude. I don't know
what made the dog decide to do this, as she had never done anything
like that before.
Needless to say, after that I blocked off the kitchen when the hammie
had run about time. I'm sure he did not want to go on that ride again!

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Köi-Lö wrote:


Mice will bite also which was another reason I didn't want them around my
son and his friends. They also had a funky smell no matter how clean we
kept them. Not to mention we already had a cat and several dogs at the
time.

Mice have a natural body odor that really smells nasty. No amount of
cleaning their cages can change that.

Now on the other hand, Hamsters have an enzyme in their spit that is a
deoderizer. Makes them smell as sweet as a kitty's fur.
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My dog will see them run by in the ball and he gets the funniest look on his
face, I think he has no clue why or what..
I have a teddy bear hamster and a reg hamster, both black and furry, so
sweet, they will play together but since they were not little mates and
lived alone for some time I have not put them together, plus they are
male/female.
They do play nice together which I am glad for.
Funny story about my dog, I have a hermit crab who has been pulling escapes
every night (I am making him a new home) he climbed onto my dog the other
night, and the only thing that went though my head was oh god don't let him
clamp on to Eddie, just as I went to grab the crab Eddie stood up and
noticed him fall off, he spent most of the day barking at the crab and
looking around for him whining...strange animals in this house, the crab has
also climbed into the bunny cage. (guess he is looking for friends)
Nik

"swarvegorilla" wrote in message
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Get some danio's
coldwater, always moving and easy peasy
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Cold-water danios? Rosy reds are like goldfish. No heater needed. Both
thrive outdoors as well as indoors. GF breed more readily and get larger
with better color outdoors. IN MY EXPERIENCE.
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"Köi-Lö" $##$$@$##$$.#$$ wrote in message
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"swarvegorilla" wrote in message
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Get some danio's
coldwater, always moving and easy peasy
=====================
Cold-water danios? Rosy reds are like goldfish. No heater needed. Both
thrive outdoors as well as indoors. GF breed more readily and get larger
with better color outdoors. IN MY EXPERIENCE.
--
KL....
Aquariums since 1952.
My Pond & Aquarium Pages:
http://tinyurl.com/9do58
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Yep, danio's are fine in cool water, I think they are one of those fish that
can live in cool or warm
Nik

"Nikki" wrote in message
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Yep, danio's are fine in cool water, I think they are one of those fish
that can live in cool or warm
Nik
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That's good to know. Thanks.
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rosy reds are called rosy barbs by most people.
just for info of others

"swarvegorilla" wrote in message
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rosy reds are called rosy barbs by most people.
just for info of others
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And they're very cold hardy. Mine live outside over the winter with the GF.
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