Think Fish Keepers Daily News. [2016-2019]

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Offline Andy The Minion

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Re: Think Fish Keepers Daily News.
« Reply #640 on: March 09, 2017, 08:55:06 PM »
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I'll ring them and warn them. God, this could get ugly.
Anybody know if its possible to book a 999 call?

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Re: Think Fish Keepers Daily News.
« Reply #641 on: March 09, 2017, 09:42:43 PM »
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 :rotfl:

Operator: What's your emegency?
Me: I want aaaalllllllllllll the fish and I don't have enough tank space.
Operator: Donna, back away from the fish and go home.  C:-)

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Re: Think Fish Keepers Daily News.
« Reply #642 on: March 12, 2017, 12:10:55 PM »
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I managed to visit the store without buying anything. I did spend a lot of time admiring their bamboo shrimp though. So cute, and amazing little things. I'd love to have a tank with a few of those in at some point.

However, regardless of the fact that I don't have a tank mature enough to hold them, I've gone ahead and ordered some otos - I just could resist them.
http://www.palaeoplushies.com/product/otocinclus-sucker-mouthed-catfish-handmade-plush-toy
Saw them in PFK and thought it might be nice to keep me going until I can get some real ones.  :)

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« Reply #643 on: March 12, 2017, 01:57:56 PM »
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And they make betta key chains in various colours and tail types  ;D

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« Reply #644 on: March 12, 2017, 03:17:22 PM »
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.... found that I am only a couple of miles away from a fish store that was voted the runner up in PFK UK best retailer 2016....
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@Littlefish If they're near you they're probably near me too. Were they any good?   Can you be more specific as to who they are?  In Hardwick maybe?

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« Reply #645 on: March 12, 2017, 03:34:42 PM »
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...... When they reach a reasonable size they'll be going to my MA to give me a bit of shop credit.....
:wave:
@Fiona
What's the deal you've got with MA?   The one I use, that's had several  £00s off me since last November,  didn't want to know when I asked about taking our excess Black Mollies.  They would only "re-home " them, i.e. get them for nothing from me then sell them on.  Was never any mention of store credit. I know they're all franchises so to some extent each shop can make their own rules but I will be a bit upset if they're trying to pull a fast one with a good customer.

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« Reply #646 on: March 12, 2017, 03:44:34 PM »
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Yes @adenann the coral cave at the pet store in Hardwick.
I had to collect my car from a garage in Swavesey, so went to the coral cave on the way home to Cambridge. I admit more like 10 miles from home rather than a couple of miles, but who's counting when it means a visit to a fish store.  :)
They had some stuff that I hadn't seen in other stores - the zebra moray eels in the marine section were impressive, and the tank of bamboo shrimp were my favourites. Although the majority of the coldwater and tropical fish seemed fairly standard, all the tanks were single species (which I thought was great) and the labelling/identification was very clear.
I liked the layout, which made the most of the space available, and also had a lot of walking/gawping at tanks space, so people could still move around when it was very busy.
I got the impression, via some fairly unsubtle eavesdropping (I was the only other person in the vicinity when they were dealing with another customer), that the staff were very helpful.
I am likely to continue getting my stuff from MA or Amwell, as they are closer to home or work and I've already got to know most of the staff, but if the coral cave is close to you then it's certainly worth a visit. There was a pleasant atmosphere and you may find that it becomes your "go to" place if you get to know them.  :)


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Re: Think Fish Keepers Daily News.
« Reply #647 on: March 12, 2017, 06:17:37 PM »
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Re: Think Fish Keepers Daily News.
« Reply #648 on: March 12, 2017, 06:32:59 PM »
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@Littlefish
Thanks, I suspected it might be them.
The manager there has always given me good advice (I think).  It was he who told me long ago that we are water keepers mainly and the fish keeping is a byproduct of that.
I use them as they're the only ones close by who stock SeaChem products, which I'm a fan of.
Never bought fish from there as I prefer to stick with MA.
They seem to have a nice range in pre-planted rocks and wood that I'm thinking of adding to our tank to keep the NO3 better controlled.
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Re: Think Fish Keepers Daily News.
« Reply #649 on: March 14, 2017, 08:02:36 AM »
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@adenann

I might just be lucky. I was going to say Mollies breed as readily as guppies and that's the difference between them and ancistrus, but actually ancistrus breed like guppies too. Ancistrus are more expensive than mollies though, so maybe thats why they're happy to take them and give me something in return.

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Re: Think Fish Keepers Daily News.
« Reply #650 on: March 14, 2017, 08:57:35 AM »
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@Fiona
  :wave:
Our Mollies are too small & quick to catch & transport right now. When they get to saleable size I'll ask around again. We've got 2 x MA, 1 x P@H & 3 x other LFSs to try.
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Re: Think Fish Keepers Daily News.
« Reply #651 on: March 14, 2017, 01:54:42 PM »
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We went to the garden centre this morning, and I didn't go into Maidenhead Aquatics  :yikes:

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Re: Think Fish Keepers Daily News.
« Reply #652 on: March 14, 2017, 03:38:07 PM »
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We went to the garden centre this morning, and I didn't go into Maidenhead Aquatics  :yikes:

Whhhhhhhhaaaaaaaatttttttttt!?!   :o

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Re: Think Fish Keepers Daily News.
« Reply #653 on: March 14, 2017, 03:45:24 PM »
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My tank is overstocked; I have enough decor and plants; they don't sell the food or dechlorinator I use.

I'd only see fish I want then get grumpy because I can't have them  ;D





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Re: Think Fish Keepers Daily News.
« Reply #654 on: March 14, 2017, 06:30:29 PM »
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Fair point.
Hope you had a nice trip to the garden centre.

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« Reply #655 on: March 14, 2017, 06:46:28 PM »
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My husband got his lawn feed with 10% extra and £5 off as well, so he was happy. He also got some seed potatoes and onion sets and I got my Gardener's Delight tomato seeds, which are now planted in a seed tray on the kitchen window sill  :)

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Re: Think Fish Keepers Daily News.
« Reply #656 on: March 15, 2017, 05:46:26 PM »
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Someone close to me paid a visit to a LFS today and mentioned how fascinated they were by a couple of fish having a stand-off in the tank. I enquired as to what the type of fish were. "Mopani fish" was the response. Puzzled for a second, I asked if the tank was placed above the decor such as the bogwood. It was. Turns out they assumed the sign was referring to bogwood below but mopani above ie that was the name of the species of fish rather than the sign referring to "mopani bogwood" below. Shouldn't laugh but it is giving me a chuckle.

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Re: Think Fish Keepers Daily News.
« Reply #657 on: March 15, 2017, 09:48:13 PM »
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@fcmf I know what those fish are, the scientific name is Pleasedonot Tapthetank

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Re: Think Fish Keepers Daily News.
« Reply #658 on: March 16, 2017, 08:13:14 PM »
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Well I went to feed the pygmy cories and the RCS and found another of the older pygmys looking very pale and listless. This will make the 3rd pygmy to sicken within the last month. There's been no signs of an illness, they just look old. All the fish that have died have been the older fish, the juveniles are fine.  :( Water quality is absolutely fine. There's been no changes to the tank for a long time.

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« Reply #659 on: March 23, 2017, 12:04:24 AM »
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I have no shame in saying that as a grown man I went sqweeeeeee in delight today.  Got an email from ND Aquatics and my tank, cabinet and sump are ready.  Now I just need to organise three buddies to help me get the beast into the house and get a delivery date.  :D

I also saw some very pretty guppies at P@H that would have sorely tempted me if I had somewhere to put them.  The males had a bluish body with a rainbow coloured tail i.e. it had green, blue, yellow, and red in bands.  I haven't seen guppies like them before and can't find anywhere what this strain is called.

 


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