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Hi guys

As a moving away present, I want to buy my girlfriend a fish. I considered a cat, but that would be a bit too much for her to handle right now, I also considered a hamster/hedgehog/mouse but that would take up a bit more room in her already cramped apartment. So, i decided on a 2 1/2 gallon fishtank. I got all the necessary accessories, but as it's sitting here going through it's 1 week water cycle, it's looking quite plain.

I do some warhammer, not for the game (heavens forbid) but too paint the models and make environments. She has some love for the LOTR, so I went and got a cool looking LOTR model and assembled it. My question for you guys is, what kind of paint would handle the water, and not kill any fish i put in there? I'm hoping some of you have done something along these lines, I mean, the warhammer store guy was useless, and so was the pet store.

help?
>> Anonymous
oh sorry, i forgot - we're both starving college students, and i really dont have enough money to go buy expensive paints, or take the bus too the paintstore on the other side of town. was really betting on you guys
>> Anonymous
>>299313

Theres not really. :/

Any kind of paint would slowly leach off into the water and most likely poison your fish. Unless its that kind of fucking paint you bake onto clay pots.
>> Anonymous
would my ridiculous acrylics work perhaps? i mean - those things last forever. I painted the body of my electric guitar recently, and believe me - it's taken a pretty hard beating.

if not, is there any sort of glaze or like... finish that i could put on that would protect it more?
>> Anonymous
Couldn't you just varnish the shit out of it?
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>>299338
Varnish might leech poison, and acrylics aren't too bad from what ive seen. These fuckers drink my paint water all the time and are fine. Plus putting the brushes in my mouth to get the points down right. Acrylic's are typically nontoxic unlike enamels and other paint though you will have to find a waterproof acrylic.
>> Anonymous
you should use a clear epoxy paint to seal your models after you use your acrylics acrylics and it will be safe for the fish and look the best its not really cheap but it will protect your fish you could also use 100% latex paint if you really don't want to pay for the epoxy wont look as good but still safe for the fish
>> Anonymous
Just paint it, it doesn't matter...you think the people in china who make all these cheap ass tacky things people put into their tanks give a fuck? NO. Any statue or bullshit or colored gravel is gonna flake off...is it gonna hurt the fish....VERY unlikely...if it does...oh no you shortened the life span of a $1 fish, that was raised by the millions in a pond in SE Asia...boo-hoo
>> Anonymous
>>299340
WHAT IS THAT
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>> Anonymous
NEVER give living things as a gift.
>> Anonymous
>>299418
I'd agree if it was a dog or a cat or something. As long as he gets fish that aren't picky and hard to take care of it should be fine. If all she has to do is feed them and change the water then I can't foresee a problem with it. I mean most kids are given fish when they're little, or at least I was, and the damn things lived forever.
>> Anonymous
>>299340

Seeing as acrylics are by definition water-based, is there even such a thing as waterproof ones?
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>> Anonymous
>>299418
If I was his gf, I'd be tickled to get a pet as a present.
>> Anonymous
Never give a pet as a gift.
Although, if you tell her and she agrees and you both go out together and pick out the animal, then why not.
But surprise pets = no
>> Anonymous
If it's his girlfriend, I would hope that he'd know her well enough to know whether or not she'd actually want a fish.

You can use your acrylic paints and then seal the whole thing with epoxy resin, which you can get at Home Depot. My friend has a rock wall type thing in his aquarium that he made, and that's what he did. The paint can leech chemicals into the water and fish are pretty sensitive, so I wouldn't do it without sealing it.
>> Anonymous
Everbond – a non-toxic waterproof paint that boasts high UV resistance and elongation properties, meaning it can withstand submission in water over long periods of time. This waterproof paint is well suited to sealing concrete dams, reservoirs and fishponds.

Everseal - a high quality acrylic waterproofing paint which has been specially formulated to seal and protect exterior surfaces including pitched or flat roofs, flashings, roof screws and weather walls. It is an example of a highly flexible waterproofing paint and boasts UV resistant properties.

Evercure EM22 - a prime-coat for waterproofing for raw masonry surfaces such as fish ponds, reservoirs, and internal & external damp walls. Find out where you can buy these two waterproof paints.

Don't know what any of these cost btw
>> Anonymous
>>299580
Same guy here, Everbond i think is what you're looking for, the other two i listed are for waterproofing something. All 3 should be good for the fishes, as long as you're not getting some exotic breed for your girl.
>> Anonymous
My impression was that the OP wanted to use something like art paints... you know, for models. I don't think a quart of waterproof house paint that comes in three colors is going to help him.