gianniz Posted October 22, 2013 Share Posted October 22, 2013 I'm a keen fisho and also into aquarium hobby. My mates thinks 2 hobbies contradicts one and other but I think they go hand in hand I've also recently got into Marines as I have found so many weird and amazing things I caught on my fishing trips Anyway here's one of my oddball tank m5a-VuM_Mts So anyone else started a marine tank because of fishing? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
benm Posted October 22, 2013 Share Posted October 22, 2013 That squid is so cool. I like aquariums but I've been told they require a bit of work and I am too busy fishing in my spare time as it. How much does an aquarium setup like that cost plus the squid? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gianniz Posted October 22, 2013 Author Share Posted October 22, 2013 I think I paid like $150 but I got them second hand. Depending on what you keep, it can cost little to well over thousand for even a small tank like mine. Squid was caught so it was free Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stapo Posted October 22, 2013 Share Posted October 22, 2013 Great stuff Loved to have a nice salt water tank. Could watch that stuff for hours. Question, do the Squid sometimes squirt any ink? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jewhunter Posted October 22, 2013 Share Posted October 22, 2013 Nice. I've got a freshwater tank but I can only keep 2 things in there. My 5 yr old bass & recently a snail. Anything else I've introduced has been eaten. The snail is still alive after 5 weeks. It's more like a pirahna than a bass! When you closely look at their behaviour in a tank you can tell when fish are sulking or firing up. She's my "bassometer". Cheers, Grant. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jew Stalker Posted October 22, 2013 Share Posted October 22, 2013 Nice. I've got a freshwater tank but I can only keep 2 things in there. My 5 yr old bass & recently a snail. Anything else I've introduced has been eaten. The snail is still alive after 5 weeks. It's more like a pirahna than a bass! When you closely look at their behaviour in a tank you can tell when fish are sulking or firing up. She's my "bassometer". Cheers, Grant. No fair... I want a bassometer... and a troutometer! I may have to look into that and make it happen somehow. I do believe though a troutometer would require some cold water, not sure how I would go about cooling water down for a happy underwater friend home. Bassometer may be more viable me thinketh. What do you feed your bass Grant? Luc. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stevefish Posted October 22, 2013 Share Posted October 22, 2013 i have had fish, including natives cark it from overheating. i used to fill 2 litre milk bottles with aquarium water and leave them in the fridge before putting it back in to cool the tank. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PRED-ATOR Posted October 22, 2013 Share Posted October 22, 2013 Welcome to the hobby mate! Just saw a bobtail/dumpling squid for sale. they are cute little things. Heres a pic of my marine tank/bar: Let me know if you wana see more pics. Cheers Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jewhunter Posted October 22, 2013 Share Posted October 22, 2013 No fair... I want a bassometer... and a troutometer! I may have to look into that and make it happen somehow. I do believe though a troutometer would require some cold water, not sure how I would go about cooling water down for a happy underwater friend home. Bassometer may be more viable me thinketh. What do you feed your bass Grant? Luc. Absolutely anything! Moths, lizards, cockroaches, worms, any bug at all. If I can't get anything live then she gets strips of chicken or steak, even the very odd bit of cheese! It's a very cool pet & very easy to look after. I'm too lazy to have an elaborate set up like some of the ones posted here. Cheers, Grant. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PRED-ATOR Posted October 22, 2013 Share Posted October 22, 2013 Thats awesome Grant, i have seen a few bass in tanks and they are great to watch. you should chuck a long finned eel in there too that would be cool Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Scienceman Posted October 23, 2013 Share Posted October 23, 2013 Cannot agree more that they are synergistic. I'm a dedicated reefer and set this 450L, 6ft tank up 2 years ago. Here are some pics: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gibsonblues Posted October 23, 2013 Share Posted October 23, 2013 some really nice tanks there fella's . . . impressive Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gianniz Posted October 24, 2013 Author Share Posted October 24, 2013 Great stuff Loved to have a nice salt water tank. Could watch that stuff for hours. Question, do the Squid sometimes squirt any ink? Sure it squirts First time it did I panicked but not they dumpling ink doesn't spread/disperse, it just stays in a clump. I initially sucked it up with a hose. Next time it inked it did nothing and the ink just disappears and doesn't effect the water or the inhabitant. Welcome to the hobby mate! Just saw a bobtail/dumpling squid for sale. they are cute little things. Heres a pic of my marine tank/bar: Let me know if you wana see more pics. Cheers AAA.jpg AAA 1.jpg tanks 4.jpg Predator, if you saw the ad on mass or petlnk, it's mine Got few and hopefully in few months I'll have 100's as Dumpling laid eggs everywhere! Predator and Scienceman, envious of your reef tank, tried corals but kills soooo many so going to change mine to cuttlefish, squid, occy tank. Just need to get non-bluering occy as I still have nightmares about it crawling out and biting me! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PRED-ATOR Posted October 24, 2013 Share Posted October 24, 2013 yep saw it on masa. was guna PM you about how long they live. most squid have a pretty short life span right? As for corals, at first i went through a few but now i got the hang of it. currently, in the process of re-aquascaping. im changing over to bigger fish now too so should be interesting Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gianniz Posted October 24, 2013 Author Share Posted October 24, 2013 yep saw it on masa. was guna PM you about how long they live. most squid have a pretty short life span right? As for corals, at first i went through a few but now i got the hang of it. currently, in the process of re-aquascaping. im changing over to bigger fish now too so should be interesting Most don't live for more than 2 years. Not sure how long this one will last but I will be able to study them now, because as of this morning this happened... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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