Low maintenance tanganykan aquarium

You are a god damned freak... just because they can "survive a month without
food, doesn't mean thats all they need to eat. I could probably keep you
alive in my closet by feeding you every week or so too. I don't think you'd
be very healthy though... Idiot




"chip" wrote in message
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Every year I try to post this message to describe to the world a new
approach
on how to keep a healthy low maintenance aquarium.

The majority of the posts here is about improper care of fish, due to
overfeeding and or too much light or water changes causing ph and water
variations. I do not even use a thermostat in my aquarium.

How do you know if the fish are hungry or starved? You don't know.
Fish do not have emotions. They are animal predators, unlike
domesticated cat and dogs.
From my aquarium, it is clean shiny, colorful, and still swimming around.

regards




"The Madd Hatter" wrote in message
able.rogers.com...
thats a great bloody idea! Why didn't I think of that!!! lets all STARVE
our
fish, DEPRIVE them of LIGHT, and let the stew in their own FILTH, so we
don't have to do any freakin Water Changes! Lazy freak...

BTW, that torpid state that you refer to as peaceful and tranquil, is
also
commonly known as STARVATION!

Are you still sexually molesting them too btw?



"chip" wrote in message
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Hi, my tank is only a 20 gallon size,
and I have 5 tanganykan cichlids and 5 red crabs.
I never changed the water, I never syphoon the bottom to clean it,
because I don't feed them very often.
I only add new tap water due to evaporation, but I cover all my
holes, so the evaporation occurs very slowly.

I have not changed water since October of 2000.
I feed my fish , just cichlid flakes, once a month.
I cover my tank with all sides with paper or blanket so
it will not create algae on the walls.
Also under dark conditions, fishes of the cichlid genre,
are less active at night than day.

Everynight when I am home, I just appreciate the beautiful
peaceful and tranquility of colorful tanganykan cichlids
comingling with red crabs.My fishes are not much bigger than
my red crabs of course.