i bought 2 RES last Thurs from a small petshop in chow kit. the condition of the RESes were pretty bad, they just put them, about 20, in the ice cream container! when browsing thru them, i saw 2 long tailed ones. one of them is already dead, another one is sorta half dead . the rest of the RESes arent in good condition. i bought the smallest, and the most active one. so far they are doing good.




i am staying with my bf, hence the small aquarium. will be moving back to my folks, and he's an avid koi keeper, so i will have a bigger tank then with filters!

hmmm i realised the small one doesnt climb onto the rock at all. only the bigger one, where he will bask under the sun. the small one will just soak inside the water

there's another basking area, i have set up 2 for each of them but the small one prefers to be under water. the other day, i increased the water level a bit, about 3 inches, the little guy cant swim. it did a backflip underwater

finally my tiny one can climb onto the rock! i increased the water level to 2 inches now... before this it would do a backflip, as if it couldnt swim. the bigger one swims well. i slowly increased water level and going to move them to a bigger tank when i move back home

can i feed them capsicums?

well, obviously i am asking for opinions before taking any actions as i am not sure. that is what forums are for isn't it, asking for opinions/share thougts, etc? since i've read that peppers are allowed, what about capsicums?

http://www.redearslider.com/plants.html

bell peppers

hmmm one of my RES wouldn't grow, i have 2. when i bought them, they are almost of the same size, but one is bigger than the other. after about 3 to 4 months, it still remains the same size.

i've separated them, worried that the smaller one could be intimidated by the bigger one. could it be the problem?

awww what happened? one of my RES is not growing whereas his friend is growing like nobody's business, almost as big as my palm. The small one is barely 50cents size... they were the same size when i bought them.

almost 6 months since i bought them, the smaller one still the SAME size...

i plan to move my RES to an outdoor pond (used to house my dad's KOIs) in the near future. what are the risks? my neighbors have cats and since i live near the jungle, monkeys wander around as well. once in a while, we'll get toads stopping by for a quick stay as well.

they are only about 5 months old ... hence, worried about their safety as one of them (male) is so small. will take a picture of them with ruler next to them tonight .

btw anyone knows where i can find those basking platform that sticks to the aquarium wall (suction) so it stays on the surface? thanks

WOW, what turtle is that? Looks a bit like a fish

Btw, can i feed my RES small fishes? Guppies are okay?

Hi gailkun! ... I plan to get like 2 or 3 guppies and see how they go about. Need to make them 'exercise'!

My dad (koi enthusiast) told me not to feed guppies cos they might be dirty, and said baby tilapias that are used for feeder fish might be of a better choice. Any ideas?

I went to check on the price of guppies, i work near Jalan Raja Laut (where i bought my RES from a year ago, RM8 each). The guppies going for RM10 for 6... there's ikan longkang for sale also RM1 for 2. No baby kois.

Guess gotta look harder for feeder fish



This post has been edited by static: Mar 24 2010, 02:40 PM

Hehe, my office is near there . Maybe one of these days i will go Pudu ... and eat roast duck at the back!

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Added on March 25, 2010, 8:43 pmThe fish shop is a bit, weird. They either overprice their items, or really underpriced it. I bought my turtles there for RM8, and they mix it with the long tailed taiwan turtles (2 of them). But realised the taiwan turtles, one is dead, the other half dead.

I'm going to my folks, and there's a LFS near Zoo Negara. Gonna check it out tomorrow, thank god for paid leave

This post has been edited by static: Mar 25 2010, 08:43 PM

Went to pudu and bought a pack of baby kois for RM2. My RES sapu 3 ekor already, 2 more fishes swimming happily ". The rest put in container, maybe give some to my friend to keep as pet.

My RES lovessss the baby kois. Chased them around the tank. Now worried, they're over eating them "