hi all, newbie here, not into planting (maybe future, who knows), just keeping some fish

would like to ask where do you all get the soil from? will it make the water muddy/blur? my side here in KK, Sabah I don't see any shop selling at all oh...

If your side have, can someone help buy and send to me? of course I'll pay for postage

do me a favour?

thx

ah ic, so the soil is to plant
didn't know that, i thought ppl do just for landscape haha
nyway, good to know
since it's gonna cost a lot, i think i better stay away and use river rocks for now until i start planting maybe in future
thx

btw, i really don't see my local shops here got sell the soil.. anyone from this part knows? just wana know, not into planting yet
gonna visit another couple of fish shop soon
This post has been edited by Shoot@M3: Dec 30 2011, 04:48 PM

hi guys, i'm not into planted aquarium but i can't find any other threads on freshwater fish here..

anyway, anyone knows of any shops that are able to do postage selling/online? i'm looking for mini puffer and some german ram

thx

Can't
Live plant needs soil. I had this question before until i asked the LFS about it
unless you can find others like marimo (cladophora moss ball but more like algae than plant!) which don't require soil but may be better with running water & filtration or best with CO2

Btw, I don't have plants in my aquarium. Can ppl like me who don't plant but do have fish pet join in here? Cos nowadays all the topics are mostly on planted aquarium. What happen to ppl like me who just have an aquarium with river stones eh?

This post has been edited by Shoot@M3: Jan 15 2012, 09:07 PM

great! thx
sorry about misleading info on the live plant
btw, the links to the guides, hotfile pdf download by TS is expired in the first few pages. Anyone can share on that again?
thx

hey i have some question about fish food
my tk2 tetra, congo tetra and german ram color kind of not shining out
my question is
does getting those better quality fish food (some says enhancing color etc) will really bring out the colors of the fish? or is it just hoax to bring ppl to buy the products?

if it's really true can bring out the colors of fish, can someone recommend me some for my tetras, barbs and ram?

thx

Ic, hey thx for that info.
will upgrade the food later on. any advice as to which I should get? say the ingredients should contain? crude protein 45% above? shrimp ingredient included?

been to 8 LFS here and none of them sell shrimp/prawn for fish food...
got only see fire shrimp, cherry and yamato/oto shrimp. oto alone is already RM3 each here and that's just how hard it's to get stuff here in KK, Sabah..

i'll search more on water parameters and ecosystem optimum for the fish then

thx

gosh i just found the BW fish and shrimp food in lelong for the prices
really first class food there, may need to get from online cos my place not much selection
shrimp is more exp and more varieties... walao

ok, will pm him when i'm ready thx
btw, anyone knows how the boyu breeder works? u have to bring the couple fish out and put them in or just throw the whole boyu into the aquarium (sorry, newbie here)
plus how to know if your fish are ready to breed?

try the link here in lelong
I found the prices for it from there but i think it's a bit overpriced but helps give an idea overall
http://www.lelong.com.my/merchant/default....antCategory=All

if you have quite big aquarium, perhaps if you know anyone from a warehouse company, you can use this wood pallete used by forklifts. These things holds quite well too but it may be quite large in sizes so small vehicles like vans maybe can't fit. A truck would be possible

eg

http://www.exchange3d.com/3D-Model-of-fork.../prod_6123.html

nola, i mean just pinjam the wooden pallete from them , that is if u know the boss lah haha

guys, im currently in KL working for the week. staying in EastIn Hotel. does airport authority allows pet fish to go thru? Need declare and i know have to be packed properly into boxes but not sure if can hand carry? Im thinking of getting some if have here and bring back to Sabah

Plus, can recommend me fish shop i can visit around EastIn Damansara? Those near places only cos i don't have much free time to go around cos of work

thx

Thx guys, I found the info posted by you people through some searches. Reason I'm asking also is I'm not familiar with Damansara/Petaling Jaya or even Peninsular as a whole so any info by you all will help me a lot. I'm trying to save Taxi's fee as well as time so I need help with picking the best 2 LFS here. Help me choose 2 of the best from below? I listed all because I really have no idea plus these info may be useful for others too

- Nearest to my place, EastIn Hotel Damansara
- has lots of freshwater fish varieties to choose from (dwarf/small sizes fish only), plus I'm not looking into plants (too much hassle for me now )

A.
EAST AQUA STUDIOS MID VALLEY
Lot No 7-015-A, 3RD Floor,
Mid Valley Megamall Ciity,
Lingkaran Syed Putra,
59200 KL
Tel: 03 22829790
Fax: 03 22829784
Contact: Kenny/Joey
B.
Qian Hu The pet family
Lot 10991, Jln SS24/8,
Tmn Megah, 47301 Petaling Jaya,
Selangor
Tel: 03 7805 2342
C.
Aquatic House/Fish Paradise
G105b, Groundfloor
Centrepoint Bandar Utama
Pesiaran Bandar Utama
47800 P.J.
Selangor
D.
Kota Damansara, Carrefour
Near KFC
maybe it's this one
Aquarium Marine Fresh Sdn Bhd
Lot G-10, No. 21G, Jalan PJU 5/20A,
Pusat Perdagangan Kota Damansara,
Kota Damansara PJU5, 47810 Petaling Jaya
Contact Person : Susan - 019 321 812

and few others from below?

SUBANG JAYA/PETALING JAYA
A.
Pusat Akuarium Batu Karang Laut
No.39, Jalan SS14/4E, 47500 Subang Jaya,
Selangor
Tel: 03 56322688
B.
Natural Aquatic World (NA)
No. 17, Jalan SS19/6,
47500 Subang Jaya,
Selangor Darul Ehsan,
Malaysia.
Tel & Fax: +603 5633 1368
C.
Eco-Bact Aquatics
43, SS15/5A, 475000 Subang Jaya,
Selangor
Tel: 03 56363906
D.
Irene Aquarium
No. 10, Jln 21/22,
Seksyen 21,
46300 Petaling Jaya,
Selangor
Tel: 03-7874 8143
E.
Akuarium Yee Fatt
Paramount Garden
Tel: 0378757462
Contact: Mr Wong
F.
AQUATICS INTERNATIONAL SDN. BHD.
260A Jalan Satu A, Kampong Baru Subang
40150 Shah Alam, Selangor, Malaysia
Tel: 60-3-7463559, 7465042
Fax: 60-3-7463864, 7461978, 7177009
G.
OCEAN LIFE INTERNATIONAL S/B
50, Jalan Kuchai Maju 6,
Off Kuchai Lama,
58200 KL
Tel: 03-7980 8180
H.
SunwayMas
88 Pets Mart Sdn. Bhd.
No. 20 & 22, Jln. PJU 1/3D,
SunwayMas Commercial Centre,
47301 Petaling Jaya,
Selangor.
Tel: 603-78054478/79

DAMANSARA
A.
EAST AQUA STUDIOS IKANO POWER CENTRE
Level 2 S1, Ikano Power Centre
No.2 Jalan PJU 7-2,
Mutiara Damansara
47800 PJ
Tel: 03 7728 7571
Contact: Kenny /Shirane[shi-reen]/Evon
B.
AquaWorld aquatic center
D 008 Jalan PJU 10/3,
Damansara Damai,
47830 Petaling Jaya,
Selangor, Malaysia.
Contact YT Lim
H/P: 012-231 6135


Btw, ProX, those things like the polysterin box and ice can get from the fish shop as well? Plus, can the polysterin tahan later on? We can hand carry it into the plane? Plus if I buy the fish in plastic bag with oxygen pumped in, can it last for almost 12 hours? as I plan to go this Friday lunch time and only reach back Sabah around Midnite

This post has been edited by Shoot@M3: Feb 1 2012, 11:19 AM

@ProX,
great to know. I've experienced bought fish in plastic bag pumped with oxygen can last up to 9 hours, will take ur advice then as this will be around 12 hours or more..btw, I think I get the idea, pack the fish into several smaller plastic bags, put all into a polysterin, put some properly packed ice as well, close and seal (I will wrap it up as well as I think need to do that too) and then hand carry it. No worries, won't be blaming you if anything bad happens to the fish.

@sisaiko,
noted on 1B, for the Subang Jaya/PJ Option F, seems quite far from where I am. If it's too jam, I think I shouldn't go for this. Just need another fish shop recommendation then

thx

This post has been edited by Shoot@M3: Feb 1 2012, 04:46 PM

Got it, TDA, Taman Desa, Old Klang Road, Behind TM, the other end side
Hope these 2 places not too far from each other so can travel easily by Taxi

Thx for the input

Decided to go The Pet Family in Tmn Megah only, hopefully will be able to find some fish i like to bring back to KK, Sabah

Just wonder if my fish at home is okay.. left them since tues morning till midnite tonite. Gave them those on vacation food. Hopefully my lobster and catfish don't eat any of the barb/danio cos of too hungry.. yikes

Can't find any polysterin box for sale near my place so will have just to pack into some box, wrap up, label as Seafood and try bring into the plane hand carry.

Hopefully all goes well with airport authority, my concern now is just there. Fish sure can survive as it will only be 9 hours since i'm going to the fish shop at 3pm later ( Friday Prayers traffic jam)

wish me luck

crab!
try go there with my colleague, couldn't find the place, then i call up to there, today they close at 4pm cos of company dinner.. with not enough time remain, decided not to find as it will be closed by the time im there

haizz.. wrong day, wrong place, wrong time

what to do lah bro,

got really limited time here. luck just not on my side
plus i sneaking out from work to get them, cos got lots flexi time
perhaps next time
when u go get for me too and send me! hahaha
nola, kidding oni
just now i tried persuade the one who answered the phone, can open longer bit as I came from Sabah.. mou duck kheng!
btw, all the branches will have company dinner too i guess
This post has been edited by Shoot@M3: Feb 3 2012, 05:13 PM

Just witness something new for the first time last couple nights.. my lobster just changed it ekso-skeleton. At first I thot wat was it doing at the back cos looked like it curled up. Then with big jump, it came out from it's old shell.

Was a nice view and experience for me