Re: [APD] Sagittaria Subulata For Sale

[janhal <janhal at usa_com>]

I re-filled the tank and let it sit for ten days before adding the first 
fish.  I also used my test kit and tested the water four times before 
adding fish.  I also put plants in the tank for a week before adding 
fish.  This is a 55 gal tank.  It had three filers running on it but it is 
down to just one now.  This is an old tank.  I lost the tank and the fish 
while my wife was in the hospital for five weeks.  I also have ten more 
tanks that are now sitting empty.  SuperPetz here, had a major fish sale a 
couple of weeks ago.  I purchased ten neon Tetras at 97 cents each.  They 
also had some more fish for sale at 97 cents each \ red sword tails.and I 
purchased  them  I then went to Petco and purchased some Black Skirt 
Tetras, a Pleco,  and two Red Tail sharks.  In about one week,  all but one 
of the Neon Tetras were gone.  Most in about 48 hours.  Never did find any 
bodies, just missing fish.  Have never had a problem with Pleco's eating 
fish. swords or Red Tail Sharks.  To the best of my knowledge, The Black 
Skirt Tetra are a good community fish and they also don't kill or eat 
fish.  So, the following week they had more fish on sale for 97 cents each 
and I added some more fish to the tank.  Again, in less then a week about 
75% of them were missing.  OK, my test kit is old, so I took a jar of my 
water to them and let them test it. They tested it and the ammonia was a 
little high but everything else checked.  This time I purchased some 
additional fish but paid more for them and they did not just come in for 
the sale.  For the past five days, I have lost just one fish.  A Red Sword 
Tail male.  Again, no sign of a dead body - and I feel sure he never jumped 
out of the tank. At this point I am starting to look in the yellow pages 
and see if I can hire a security guard to keep a watch on them. Fish have 
been a hobby of mine for the last thirty plus years and I have never ever 
had this problem.  Yes, I am open to any and all ideas.  Yes, two large 
fish did die in this tank and no I did not remove the gravel and clean the 
tank.  I did remove the dead fish and replaced almost all of the 
water.  The were a large pair of fish that died while my wife was in the 
hospital for five weeks, running up a $79,000.00 bill.  Some how, the power 
bar got knocked off.  That is another mystery.  We are both handicapped and 
live on a fixed income.  Sure it was only 97 cents a fish but that adds up, 
just to have them die/disappear in less then a week.  Now it seems that I 
am going to need a better light for the plants.  I am starting to think 
that maybe I should have not started to put the tanks back up. But I got 
that itch again. Know what I mean.

Now to selling plants, I always wrapped them in wet newspaper, put the 
newspaper in a zip lock bag and sent them off.  Don't know why it would not 
still work. There are no plants in any of the stores in this area, that I 
would buy.  So I went mail order and got the first bunch but due to limited 
funds, I only got about half of what I really need to plant a 55 gal tank 
and then I have ten more tanks that I might bring back to life also.  I am 
starting over after getting rid of most of my fish three or four years ago.

Hal



At0 04:03 PM 3/23/2005, you wrote:
> janhal wrote:
>
> > Sorry Chris, been so busy attempting to get my tank up with fish that 
> > live more then two days that I did not have time to look at yours.  It 
> > looks great and I sure wish that mine looked that good.  Yes, I will take 
> > some short Sagittaria Subulata.  Let me know how much I owe for the 
> > plants &  postage/shipping.  I hope to grows as good in my tank as it 
> > does in yours.  Watch for a off list email with my name and address.  THANKS!
> >
> > Hal
>
> Good god, Hal what are you doing to your fish that's causing them to die 
> off? Have you cycled your tank before adding fish? Patience is required. 
> When I set up a new tank, I let it run for 48hrs, then add "Cycle" (a 
> product containing Nitrifying Bacteria only) to it and run for a couple 
> days more. Then throw in some goldfish and if they make 2 weeks, then 
> consider adding plants. Once plants are in for another two weeks then 
> start considering what fish to put in. I also add no more than 20% of the 
> tanks maximum load every 24 hours. This lets the filters bioload adjust. 
> You can't go wrong with that formula.
>
> As for selling, it's not me! I'm not selling! I'm looking for trade. Kevin 
> Sheller is the originator of this thread and he is doing the selling. My 
> local temperatures have finally started staying above the freezing point 
> and I wouldn't have considered shipping plants until 
> then.<http://www.theweathernetwork.com/Weather/Cities/Can/Pages/CAON0536.htm> 
> I've also never shipped plants before. I've seen posted you just put them 
> in ziplocks with a bit of water and the air removed? Is that right?
>
>
> Kevin? Some pics? That will stimulate some sales I'm certain.
>
> - Chris.
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