hindi sya pis... FEESH

[bea_ang]

yehey i have fishes! or should i say, feesh, as daisy, our household help calls it. having a giant salt water fish tank is FUN

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[archivince]

Hi there, I've had a saltwater tank for the longest time, is this your first tank? If it is, I have a suggestion for you, put a lot of dead shrimp/alamang/crabmeat into the tank. Over the years, I've found out that the bacteria which keeps saltwater fish alive comes from the decaying bodies of other animals. They never teach you this, so the mortality rate among saltwater fish is very high. The fish literally die so that the others will survive.

Good luck on your new hobby.

[bea_ang]

wouldnt the other fishes die because of the dead bodies in the water?

[archivince]

No it won't. Usually they will eat most of what you put in, but bits and pieces will be left behind unless you have some cleaner shrimp or hermit crabs. I think they used to sell processed bacteria in Cartimar, but I haven't seen any on their shelves for a while so dropping some shrimp (frozen or otherwise) is quite a good alternative.

Btw, how big is your tank?

[bea_ang]

sige i'll try doing that. =) its a 200 gallon tank. we're still trying to fill it up though.

[archivince]

hmm...don't put in too many fish at once. Just let the eco-system mature first. I know it's a cliche but less is more.