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Topic: fish as pets
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sVirgo
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From: Pa, US
Registered: Jul 2002
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posted June 12, 2005 01:41 PM
 
I got one question as Linda mentioned about immortality and fishermen.
Is it wrong to have fish as pets?IP: Logged |
loe
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From: stockholm, sweden
Registered: May 2003
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posted June 13, 2005 04:40 AM
Of course not, but just make sure that you treat them well. They may even be happier than wild fishes, if you feed them with delicious food and clean the aquarium well.IP: Logged |
Randall
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posted June 13, 2005 12:54 PM
I agree.------------------
"There is no use trying," said Alice; "one can't believe impossible things." "I dare say you haven't had much practice," said the Queen. "When I was your age, I always did it for half an hour a day. Why, sometimes I've believed as many as six impossible things before breakfast." Lewis Carroll IP: Logged |
SunChild
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posted June 13, 2005 06:40 PM
I have an aquarium, and my fish are really smart, (I train them), and they are very happy and healthy.If you are going to keep any pets, you must ensure their needs are met. Give fish plenty of room to swim, make sure they have a good air, a filtration system, and they are fed well. I buy them a variety of foods so they don't get bored, because they totally have more than a 2 second memory.
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Johnny
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From: Colorado, USA
Registered: Nov 2004
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posted June 13, 2005 09:04 PM
Lol, Sunchild! I definetly agree that pets should get some variety in their meals! 2 second memory my, um, ear!IP: Logged |
sVirgo
Knowflake Posts: 378
From: Pa, US
Registered: Jul 2002
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posted June 13, 2005 10:43 PM
I got three gold fish in 20 gallon water tank. Yes, about water cleaning I am not very regular.
I will now be more regular.
I got one beta in 2 gallon tank.
I am feeding the same food, but now I will change.
My fish are also active, but these gold fish are always hungry, if they see me they will come close to my side and would start opening their mouth to show me they are hungry. The moment I get up, they will move to the side from where I feed them.
Should I feed them always when they ask for it to make them happy.IP: Logged |
SunChild
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posted June 13, 2005 11:57 PM
You don't have to be too anal, but the important thing is to ensure the pH level is balanced.
You can by a testing kit and check if it's neutral. Or you can just tell by the color.
Because when the water changes color and goes a yellow-green, that means there's too much amonia in the water (from their feces)...so then I know that their oxygen level might be low, and I do a part-water change.You just make sure they can breath! ***And if you see them going to the surface alot, change the water, because they're coming up for air. Yep, they'll always be hungry, but never over feed them.
I feed them a small pinch for breakfast, and a pinch for dinner (during my meal times). They try and trick me during the day, they do the same thing yours do sVirgo, and I just tell them they have to wait for dinner. Occasionally you can give them a treat, once a month you can give them 1 extra meal, that wont hurt.
But refrain from making them over weight, and too much food will pollute the water. ------------------
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Christinaeavynwarner
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From: USA
Registered: Feb 2005
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posted June 14, 2005 07:42 PM
What about bugs? Is it wrong to kill bugs? Or squish em by accident?IP: Logged |
sVirgo
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From: Pa, US
Registered: Jul 2002
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posted June 14, 2005 10:28 PM
Today my water tank is very clean, I cleaned it up and my fish are very happy.IP: Logged |
Randall
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From: Columbus, GA USA
Registered: Nov 2000
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posted July 02, 2005 11:42 AM
I'm always careful when walking, so I won't step on anything deliberately (especially ants who were so important to Linda). ------------------
"There is no use trying," said Alice; "one can't believe impossible things." "I dare say you haven't had much practice," said the Queen. "When I was your age, I always did it for half an hour a day. Why, sometimes I've believed as many as six impossible things before breakfast." Lewis Carroll IP: Logged |
SunChild
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posted July 02, 2005 08:34 PM
I'm careful too, I wouldn't want to step on a little creature....and that reminds me of something that was sooo amazing that happened the other night.
It was a really warm day, and by the evening it started to rain very lightly, so I had to go outside to bring the washing in. I ran outside like a maniac, stomping everywhere, and all of a sudden I noticed hundreds of snails crawling all over the lawn, (they like to come out when it rains) and I was in shock and horror that I probably squashed all their cousins, but what was really freaky, I didn't actually step on any of them!! There was literally not a square inch on the ground where there wasn't a snail, (or so it seemed), the way I ran to the clothes line I miraculously didn't step on any snail!
That was something so amazing, and that really does show you the power of Love.
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Randall
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From: Columbus, GA USA
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posted July 03, 2005 01:42 AM
That was awesome!  Linda hit on a lot of things she probably only halfway understood or even consciously meant to divulge (along with the much much much that she did). One of these is Spiritual Protection (that she only briefly wrote of). In Star Signs, she tells of this affirmation: "I am completely in control of the fate of my physical body. Nothing can harm me without my consent. And I do not choose to give my consent. I choose to live." By respecting Life, our own Life will be protected. ------------------
"There is no use trying," said Alice; "one can't believe impossible things." "I dare say you haven't had much practice," said the Queen. "When I was your age, I always did it for half an hour a day. Why, sometimes I've believed as many as six impossible things before breakfast." Lewis Carroll IP: Logged |
SunChild
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posted July 03, 2005 07:55 AM
 So simple, isn't it? And yet so powerful! ------------------
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sVirgo
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From: Pa, US
Registered: Jul 2002
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posted July 03, 2005 01:38 PM
This is beautiful
"I am completely in control of the fate of my physical body. Nothing can harm me without my consent."
I started with fruits and vegetables recently before cutting them, I do alarm them. But tell me one thing, what happens when I eat apple with bite instead of cutting it with knife. IP: Logged |
Randall
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posted July 03, 2005 03:05 PM
Fruit was created to be eaten (to spread its seeds), so are you not fulfilling its purpose?  ------------------
"There is no use trying," said Alice; "one can't believe impossible things." "I dare say you haven't had much practice," said the Queen. "When I was your age, I always did it for half an hour a day. Why, sometimes I've believed as many as six impossible things before breakfast." Lewis Carroll IP: Logged |
sVirgo
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From: Pa, US
Registered: Jul 2002
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posted July 03, 2005 10:17 PM
Yes, sure!!
But then why we need to tell them that we are cutting them.IP: Logged |
Randall
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From: Columbus, GA USA
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posted July 04, 2005 01:08 AM
According to Clive Baxter, so they can "faint."------------------
"There is no use trying," said Alice; "one can't believe impossible things." "I dare say you haven't had much practice," said the Queen. "When I was your age, I always did it for half an hour a day. Why, sometimes I've believed as many as six impossible things before breakfast." Lewis Carroll IP: Logged |
sVirgo
Knowflake Posts: 378
From: Pa, US
Registered: Jul 2002
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posted July 15, 2005 08:18 PM
I got one beta in separate tank. I sometimes feel that beta is lonely.
Any idea, can I put a companion for beta.
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Randall
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From: Columbus, GA USA
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posted July 16, 2005 09:40 AM
They are very territorial and prefer to be alone. ------------------
"There is no use trying," said Alice; "one can't believe impossible things." "I dare say you haven't had much practice," said the Queen. "When I was your age, I always did it for half an hour a day. Why, sometimes I've believed as many as six impossible things before breakfast." Lewis Carroll IP: Logged |
zoso
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From: Nevada
Registered: Sep 2004
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posted August 04, 2005 12:45 AM
I had a beta and an african dwarf frog togethr for about three years and they got along great!!IP: Logged |
sVirgo
Knowflake Posts: 378
From: Pa, US
Registered: Jul 2002
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posted August 14, 2005 10:29 PM
My gold fish are almost all the time asking for food. Is that normal. can I feed them more than 3 times a day.IP: Logged |
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