If you have extra filteration, can you overstock your tank?
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on the gar save your money and use a hammer or dynamite or something. we got too many in our lakes and rivers as it is. i can understand if you dont want to kill a pet but i know all of oklahoma is WAYYYY overcrouded with aligator gar.
besides tank raised gar would be toast after being released into waters with wild gar.
besides tank raised gar would be toast after being released into waters with wild gar.
Hey Buddha,
i wasn't intending to offend you with my post. But the truth is for 5 year old fish they are severely undersized.
Its good to hear they're heading to a 200g growout. But your fish at that size needed a tank upgrade a long long time ago
i wasn't intending to offend you with my post. But the truth is for 5 year old fish they are severely undersized.
Its good to hear they're heading to a 200g growout. But your fish at that size needed a tank upgrade a long long time ago
spartan said:
Actually, like I said, they haven't been this size for 5 years. My 2' Arowana is only 3 years old, and first went into this tank at about 10". And the 20" catfish is only about 1 year old. I start all my fish as babies and let the beneficial bacteria grow with the fish, so there's never a drastic upheaval to endanger the fish. I've got a very delicate balance going.
dude all i have in my 180 is a lone silver and no decor at all. sure they can live and be healthy but they cant swim. arowanas are thin and nimble but they are still too long for a tank that size. imagine yourself squeezing up along the walls everytime you have to go around the corner or down a hallway; thats what your fish are doing.
blitzen25bm said:
If all you have in a 180 is 1 silver dollar, than that must be one lonesome fish!
And my fish have more room than you think. Yes, at 2' he is 1/3 the length of the tank, but consider that he's 5" tall and 2" wide in water that's 25" deep and 20" front to back. Believe me, he's not "squeezing up" along any walls. He swims more freely than you can obviously imagine.
When you're around fish for awhile, you can sense their attitudes. I have a big 'ol mess of very content fish.
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I don't know a whole bunch about fish, as I am just learning myself but it seems to me Budda is doing just fine, if they were all full grown I could see everyone getting on his case but they are not and they were babies to start with so I'm sure they are fine.
My personal opinion is do not over stock, I am grossly overstocked and in the process of changing that, and I have to do 30-50% WC every other day...it's not fun but it has to be done to keep my fish healthy.
I can see clarifiying how this should not be done (budda's set up), for people who have no experience (like me) who may be looking here to see what other people have in their tank to get an idea of what they can get, but no one needs to be so hard on him since it is obvious he knows and is correcting things for his fish.
Just my 2 cents,
Gin
My personal opinion is do not over stock, I am grossly overstocked and in the process of changing that, and I have to do 30-50% WC every other day...it's not fun but it has to be done to keep my fish healthy.
I can see clarifiying how this should not be done (budda's set up), for people who have no experience (like me) who may be looking here to see what other people have in their tank to get an idea of what they can get, but no one needs to be so hard on him since it is obvious he knows and is correcting things for his fish.
Just my 2 cents,
Gin
I wouldn't put too much belief or credibility into what buddha is saying. He's obviously never heard of a term called stunting. I recommend you do some research into that buddha, try a search of AC to start.
Watermelon it sounds like you have lots of filtration, which is good. One thing I'd like to suggest to you is to make sure this meets the needs and preferences of your fish. Of course, lots of filtration is good. That usually also means lots of current though. Some fish, like angelfish and bettas, don't like a strong current. Rainbowfish and some barbs like lots of current.
Watermelon it sounds like you have lots of filtration, which is good. One thing I'd like to suggest to you is to make sure this meets the needs and preferences of your fish. Of course, lots of filtration is good. That usually also means lots of current though. Some fish, like angelfish and bettas, don't like a strong current. Rainbowfish and some barbs like lots of current.
