The missus has caved in and now im picking up my new juwel Rio 400 on Sunday!!!!!

now its the mad dash to strip the other tank down and clean it to get it ready to sell.

Iv also come to the decision while this is all going on I will be re homing my current Oscar to save all of the stress and possible water quality problems of swapping tanks. This then leaves me the option to buy a nice pair of Oscars at a later date once my new tank is fully ready for them. Also I think its for the best as if I put my current Oscar in the new tank with a new Oscar...my luck would result in fighting and deaths.

This means after Sunday for a few weeks at least I will no longer be a Oscar owner LOL but I cant wait to have a nice pair one albino/lutino and one tiger

I have also just found out that the tank is 450 litres!!! that's 119 gallons

ROOM FOR 2 OSCARS BABY!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

good luck...looking forward seeing the new set up soon.

on the other hand...you will be in trouble soon.... when the wifey said
yes for my other tank... i end up agreeing to her request to have her own
fish under my watch.... i am now taking care of her aro tank... and a
community tank inside the living room

PAUL wrote:


BEWARE, THE WISE OLD MAN HAS SPOKEN, AND I TATALLY AGGREE.
tAKING CARE OF MY WIFES BIG TANK, BUT I MUST SAY WE HAVEN'T REACHED THE LIMIT YET!

BTW MY WIFE COOL WITH MY HOBBY AND KNOWS HOW TO REACT IN EMERGENCYS.
SHE KNOWS ALL THE IN AND OUTS OF THE TANKS AND SETUPS AND MORE IMPORTANT HOW THE TREAT THE PRE- AND FILTErS IN CASE OF TROUBLE!
Better train your wife and get her more involved.
my wife known, if something is wrong with my fish, me or her need to act and she'll not hesitate with action.
filterpreservation-superwoman1

LOL... Noddy you kill me!

Staffie, congrats! Now, if you need them, you can borrow my "patience pants" because waiting for a tank to be cycled can be nerve racking !

Brooksie wrote:

I'M coming over for some cpR, don't wanna miss you, my girl!
I'm gonna save you!
Get ready for some mouth to mouth recusitation.
lol, I'm good at that !
hang in there, i'll be over in a jiffy!

Noddy wrote:

i will be with you Noddy as back up... in case you need
an assistance... but will give you all the space needed

Noddy wrote:


LOL.... I don't think I'd make it with how far you have to travel.

I can only old on for so long

Brooksie wrote:

than quickly insert the tubings of your airstone in to your lungs.
That should help until i get there.

Now I'm really worried.... Isn't there anyone closer! Your both like a trillion miles away!!

The thought was there...

Cheers for Jacking my thread guys!! hahaha jokes

Na my missus likes to look at the fish but if it comes to hard work or effort with Tanks she aint interested...fair enough really she is an ex model she is far to busy trying to keep in shape and sat in front of a mirror after she popped out two of my children hahahaha

STAFFIE wrote:

ha ha ha...you did notice that huh! i'm about to remind Noddy and Brooksie
but you got it first... sorry but can't help it...


that is understandable... just giove her the assurance that even if she can not
regain the original shape, she will always be beautiful for you for giving the
two kids... in my case i had three who are now fully grown...