Planted or not?
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Dear all, I left the hobby about 4 years back due to work and family commitments but now my boy is grown up already. I would like to restart my hobby and at the same time influence my boy a bit to distract him from mobile games.
Previously I was keeping Cardinal tetras and discus. I went to some LFS in my area (Bedok) recently and the fishes sold there seem to be the same old varieties when I left the hobby 4 years back.
So I'm wondering if there are any new and interesting new additions to the hobby.
I'm looking for small freshwater fishes/invertebrates for a start.
Would appreciate any comments and replies!
Regards
Tze Hong
Planted or not?
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Tank size?
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Hi Bro Simon, thanks for your reply.
I'm looking at a 1.5 to 2 feet, low tech planted setup.
Try waldstad method
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Mine is still not low tech yet but over planting
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One of the new and interesting tetras to enter the market last year were the platinum rummy nose tetras...
Discussion thread: http://www.aquaticquotient.com/forum...mmy-Nose-Tetra
They are available at many LFS nowadays, quite a common import now... definitely worth checking out.
Thank you Urban Aquaria, I will certainly keep a look out for those platinum rummy nose tetras.
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4 years back maybe the rainbow fish variants might not be very common, i think back then tissue cultured plants would probably in the market. Nevertheless Monte Carlo is helpful for those whom want to try carpeting.
there are more fishes variety to choose from ... some of them the price drop while some prices goes up,
more varities of shrimps with different colour to choose from..
And also shrimps just got a whole lot cheaper.
That is not a good sign at all, as it shows that interest is waning. In the first place it is likely that shrimps brought a lot of otherwise disinterested people to the fish shops. If not for the interest in shrimps, I think even less people will go. Unlike in the past, people nowadays have not much interest in fish. Maybe Pokemon, drones, any other high-tech hobbies have made people disinterested in fish-keeping. After all, it is a demanding hobby which takes a big chunk of time to upkeep, which working people nowadays can hardly afford to find time.
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I think what skytan meant is those "high grade" shrimps that were considered rare and expensive a few years back have now become much more common and their price have come down alot over recent years... those types of shrimps have been around long enough that both home breeders and commercial breeders have managed to breed and maintain a steady supply of high quality ones into the hobby market.
A good example are PRL shrimps, their quality standards have increased so much that even the culled cheaper ones now look like high grades from years back. You can fill your tank with nice looking shrimps for a fraction of the cost compared to last time.
That being said, there are also lots of even newer unique shrimp variants and grades that have sprung up which are going for even higher astronomical prices too, just visit the various shrimp specialist LFS (ie. Aquarist Chamber, Green Chapter etc) and check out the latest new variants and prices.
Previously many of those variants that are 40 bucks a piece, it is really hard for anyone to enter.
Else is that red cherry at 1 buck.
I feel like one life is not enough to try all those beautiful fish out there in the hobby for so many years, unless you change the fish every now and then. Its very rewarding to see the fish grow with us, I can sit there and watch my same old fish for hours...but that just me, how about others? Any Itchy hands change fish frequently?
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I totally agree madhav. I keep adding and my tanks are getting overstocked. Everytime I see something interesting I would have the urge to get them. Very soon I will have to put up some fishes for adoption.
LolI totally agree with Madhav, as that happens to be my 'style' also.
It is good to try out many species of fish in the beginning to gain experience with them and to thus get to know their characteristics and indiosyncracies. in the course of such experience one would be able to identify one or two species which are compatible with one's style in the hobby, bearing in mind that a hobby can eventually become a dreaded chore if it is not in accordance with one's ability to cope with the demands.
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