Regular Member Shamu23 Posted December 30, 2007 Regular Member Share Posted December 30, 2007 I got this little guy yesterday, although it took forever to catch him. After about 10 minutes of looking at the comets in the feeder tank I picked one out that I wanted. Then I told the guy that I wanted the one with red on his lip but he caught the wrong one afer about 10 minutes so then he handed me the net and said I could catch him myself if I wanted to (the petstore guy was really nice and actually was more experienced than they usually r). So I stood there for like 20 minutes looking for the fish and people were gathering around watching what I was doing lol. Finally after catching a wrong fish about 20 times I saw the one I wanted and actually managed to catch him! He's adorable, he's in qt right now, he has some fin damage, missing some scales and probably has parasites. Ya'll probably know by now that I love naming my fish after food for some reason so I named him Cherry Pie (dunno how I came up that, I think I was thinking about pie and he has bright red like a cherry lol). There was also just the most cutest pearlscale u could possibly imagine, I mean REALLY cute, take cute and multuply it by 100. My mom was practically begging me to get him she was like "common u know u wanna, he'll b fine among the other fish" yet I still didnt get him cause I didnt want him to get hurt if I put him in the 125 gallon with single tailed goldies. But now I really regret not getting him, his cute little face keeps popping into my head and I keep thinking of the horrible things that might happen to him, if he's still there next time (which sadly he surely wont be) I will defianently get him. Im so mad at myself for not buying the little guy, I cant even describe how cute he was not just the way he looked but the way he acted too, and my mom isnt the biggest fan of pearlies and even she was in love with him. Poor thing. I also saw another terrible thing there. There was a lady that asked the guy if she could put 3 comets in her tank (what she showed looked about 5 gallons) and the guy said no cause they can grow to a foot each, but the next time we saw her she had a bag with at least 20 comets in it ! Well anyway, here's my new fishie, his body looks really long in the cup though but u can kinda see his pretty color pattern. http://i188.photobucket.com/albums/z99/Sha...23/IMG_1481.jpg http://i188.photobucket.com/albums/z99/Sha...23/IMG_1483.jpg and here's some new pics of my 125 gallon tank: filling it up http://i188.photobucket.com/albums/z99/Sha...23/IMG_1476.jpg almost full http://i188.photobucket.com/albums/z99/Sha...23/IMG_1477.jpg here u can see the riversrones http://i188.photobucket.com/albums/z99/Sha...23/IMG_1478.jpg set up with filters http://i188.photobucket.com/albums/z99/Sha...23/IMG_1484.jpg I got a digital thermometer and a seachem stickon ammonia monitor (I think this pic shows up sideways) http://i188.photobucket.com/albums/z99/Sha...23/IMG_1486.jpg this is the ornament I picked out, I got it for my b-day http://i188.photobucket.com/albums/z99/Sha...23/IMG_1487.jpg and here's a video kinda showing the whole tank, although I dont think I had the ornament in yet, I love the ornament it looks so cool! http://s188.photobucket.com/albums/z99/Sha...nt=MVI_1485.flv sorry little pearlie I didnt get u, I would right now if I could Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Regular Member love-rabbit-fish Posted December 30, 2007 Regular Member Share Posted December 30, 2007 congrats on the new fish Shamu! he looks really pretty, and with a red lip he'll really enjoy your 125 tank i'm sure! wow, now that's a long tank Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Regular Member Shamu23 Posted December 30, 2007 Author Regular Member Share Posted December 30, 2007 yeah the tank is nice and long which is perfect for the goldies! The little fishie seems upset about being in a 2 gallon bucket but I told him that he should feel very lucky right now lol, especially that I didnt give up on him and catch a different fish cause it took a long time to catch this certain one! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Regular Member Daniel Posted December 30, 2007 Regular Member Share Posted December 30, 2007 wow looking good shamu you have alot of hardware on that tank why not scape it with some glosso and many different mosses. no okay understanded your keeping goldies and they will eat everything lol Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Regular Member Shamu23 Posted December 30, 2007 Author Regular Member Share Posted December 30, 2007 Im gonna get a piece of driftwood and a javafern Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Regular Member Daniel Posted December 30, 2007 Regular Member Share Posted December 30, 2007 o cool it will look good Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Regular Member Fishy Fish Posted December 30, 2007 Regular Member Share Posted December 30, 2007 Your tank is beautiful Shamu! And your fish is so cute! Are you sure it hasn't eaten cherry pie - and it stained his lips? Keep updating with pics! We'd love to watch him/her grow up! Good luck, Sweety!! Debbie Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Regular Member 123456789 Posted December 30, 2007 Regular Member Share Posted December 30, 2007 Wow.......just wow...it's amazing! I love it it's beautiful! and beautiful comet! lol are you gonna turn it into a planted tank? it will be beautifuL! man i'm jealous... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Regular Member magscat3161 Posted December 30, 2007 Regular Member Share Posted December 30, 2007 That tank is gonna be soooo much fun when you finish cycling it! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Regular Member Shamu23 Posted December 30, 2007 Author Regular Member Share Posted December 30, 2007 thanks. cant plant it cause I have only 40 watts of light and my mom isnt about to buy me new lighting but a javafern will b enough I think. Your tank is beautiful Shamu! And your fish is so cute! Are you sure it hasn't eaten cherry pie - and it stained his lips? Keep updating with pics! We'd love to watch him/her grow up! Good luck, Sweety!! Debbie haha maybe ur right! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Regular Member Carolinedoodle Posted December 30, 2007 Regular Member Share Posted December 30, 2007 Aww he is adorable, I bet he's glad you caught him when he finds himself in all that luxury! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Regular Member Shamu23 Posted December 31, 2007 Author Regular Member Share Posted December 31, 2007 I bet he will b, and he has no idea that he's moving into such a nice home! He probably thinks he's stuck in that tiny bucket lol Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Regular Member alexiscool Posted December 31, 2007 Regular Member Share Posted December 31, 2007 nice fish...look like like Ace.. That is a long tank..have fun.. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Regular Member nickie73 Posted January 6, 2008 Regular Member Share Posted January 6, 2008 Everything is looking great, Shamu, and your new fish is a beaut!!!!! Congrats!!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Regular Member Shamu23 Posted January 6, 2008 Author Regular Member Share Posted January 6, 2008 thanks! The little guy is almost ready to come out of qt in a couple of days! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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