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bassbonediva

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This is mixed with black gravel, so it looks more like lava rock. :D

I live in a small town and am on city water, but they don't treat the water because we have a HUGE aquifer under our town and the water out of it is AMAZING!

Here's Amun's tank:

And Jasper's tank:
 

bassbonediva

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@ aakaakaak-ROFL! Soft hands?! Yeah, how about not. My mom is CONSTANTLY complaining that my hands are too rough and callused from work (I train horses). :p

@ freash_water_fish-It takes more than 1 day for the fish to pair off and establish territories. Just be watching for aggression and be prepared to deal with it. Angelfish are cichlids and as such as inherently territorial, especially when they breed. Just ask lauraf.
 

aakaakaak

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The guy at the pet store said if i see any sign of aggression i should take them back.
What are some other good fish to go with them tetras?
Hey just a heads up. While you said what's above, most of us see the following:

"The guy at the pet store said that monkeys can fly and the magical leuropleodon is real, and I can keep feeder guppies with oscars and everyone will get along happily!"

Maybe that's just me.

If he's saying they'll take them back then they probably will. Just make sure he's saying he'll take them back for a FULL REFUND. He could be trying to screw you out of some cash and still get a fish back.
 

bassbonediva

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aakaakaak has a good point.

As far as fish that can go with angelfish...larger tetras (2"+) go well with angels. If you are wanting a breeding pair, I would stay away from the smaller tetras, like neons, or any smaller fish, like harlequin rasbora.

Random announcement...I found Amun, my halfmoon betta boy, this morning. He's still alive, but he's not looking so hot. :(
 

bassbonediva

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Thanks, aakaakaak.

He's also being more shy than usual (usually he's a typical betta boy and comes up to the front of the tank when I come over and begs for food...he saw me just now and bolted for the back of the tank and hid behind the heater :( ).
 

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Hey just a heads up. While you said what's above, most of us see the following:

"The guy at the pet store said that monkeys can fly and the magical leuropleodon is real, and I can keep feeder guppies with oscars and everyone will get along happily!"
Exactly! Pet store people are really unreliable. They care more about selling fish than teaching you how to keep healthy pets. You should definitely take the aggressive fish back. I wouldn't house a tame lion with my pet puppy if there was a chance that something bad could happen.
You want to know how to avoid future problems? Research, research, research, RESEARCH...and, for good measure, research some more! Too many people go to the store and buy fish that they know nothing about. Would you buy an exotic chinchila without first researching? No! So, don't do it with fish.
 

bassbonediva

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Would you buy an exotic chinchila without first researching? No!
Sorry, littletank...had to laugh at this 'cuz I know TONS of people don't research before getting chinchillas and other exotic pets (snakes, for example) and then end up selling them on Craigslist or wherever because they didn't know they were so much work. :rolleyes:

On a slightly different note...how cool is this?!
Fish Tank table 55 gal