where to buy cheapest lamp eye?

[bluezing]

any bros know where?now still tinking whether to get 50-80 neon tetra or lamp eye.hmmm...

[freelancer]

Try at Tiong Bahru Market,look for Ben, lots of lamp eye

[bluezing]

icic...i wanna buy like 100.dunno how much hor?

[Simon]

blue, wouldnt it be better going down to bargin? I do not think any lfs will have their prices pasted here

[bluezing]

true...but i tot some bros here have bought b4...so maybe they can roughly lemme noe.anyway...got an offer from one the bros in here.quite a gd offer.now still tinking,,,whether to get all neons or lampeyes?any suggestion bros?my tank 2ft length by 2ft height.just planted the hairgrass today.if u guys have a choice...wad fishes will u all put inside?

[Simon]

cardinal/green neon tetra

[bluezing]

was tinking abt cardinal also...haizz...real headache.do u all tink should have just 1 type only or mix 2-3?cos i want the fishes to shoal together.

[joe]

its really up to the owner ... some like it mixed, some it like pure ... so put in watever fish u would like to see since you will be the one admiring it []

[Cardinal Tetra]

100 fishes for a 2ft tank is really nuts. and if i were you, i wouldnt put all the fishes in at the same time. give your beneficial bacteria some time to adjust.

[bluezing]

lol....nuts ah?but really...if just 50 looks empty.but was also tinking abt adding some at a time.maybe 50 1st.then chk the bioload.if still looks empty...then add in somemore.

[theodore]

Fishes do grow up. 50 young cardinal tetras (2cm) will become 50 adult cardinal tetras (4cm) in a few months' time. Pls keep that in mind when you stock up your tank ... for the sake of your pet fishes.

[bluezing]

oh oh...i tink u guys might have misinterpret it. if its cardinal...then of cos i wont get 100.at most 30+ for cardinals...i was refering to neons and lampeyes.maybe 100 abit too much also.maybe 80 lah...

[sherchoo]

Is it true you going to put in all those fishes into a 2ft tank? I hope it's a 2ft cube cos a standard 2ft tank can house the most 20 tetras comfortably regardless whether it's cardinal, lamp eyes, or neon. If you're going to put 100 tetras, you will still end up with 20 tetras or less (if you know wat I mean). Please reconsider.

[bluezing]

even if the height is almost 2ft?[:]

[robin]

Neons size also quite similiar to cardinal so might wanna think about how many before putting in. Anyway, think cardinal will have a better chance of survival coz the neons are mostly captive breed in medicine pools.

Robin

[bluezing]

yah...neon is not really that hardy.

[eGGS]

I bought my @ Clementi LFS(opposite Suzuki's showroom). 10 for $3. Its called Neptutian Aquarium or something like that. Also got $5 worth of java moss from him, alot sia. And its very fresh, kept in a tank @ 23 degrees.

[shintze]

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On 7/23/2003 10:34:08 PM

any bros know where?now still tinking whether to get 50-80 neon tetra or lamp eye.hmmm...
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hi u can try paisr ris fish farm.. been there last wed..
quite alot of different types of tetras can be found

[Cardinal Tetra]

bluezing, you have completely no idea on anything about keeping fishes.
ask any experience fish keepers out there, they would NEVER keep 100 lampeyes/cardinals in a 2ft.

i suggest you read some info on the net about the max fish load. apply the 1 fish per gallon rule.

[theodore]

Bluezing,

Another suggestion : Increase your bioload slowly. Assuming that you are planning to add 50 tetras into your 2ftx2ftx?ft tank, add them in 2-3 batches to give your beneficial bacteria sufficient time to increase. Your fishes will thank you for your kindness.

"1 inch per gallon" rule is a good way to estimate your max bioload though it is safe to have a few more fishes in a heavily planted tank.