...was hideous. I just got back from the pediatrician's office (for my daughter's well-check). They had a cichlid tank that must have been about 55 gallons. The crud in that tank was astounding.... more fish poo than gravel, it seemed. There was a pleco that was about a foot long and about 14 7-10" cichlids. I don't know my cichlids very well, but I think they were convicts... half were B&W, the others were yellowish. They all looked sick and sluggish.
It looked like just UGF with no external filtration, low light. One of the fish was floating at the top with some kind of gill inflammation in obvious distress.
It really p*ssed me off that they had the gall to display a tank in such bad condition. It was overstocked and dirty with sick fish. What kind of example does that give to the children and parents who come to that office?! :rant:
Anyway.... just had to get that off my chest...
It looked like just UGF with no external filtration, low light. One of the fish was floating at the top with some kind of gill inflammation in obvious distress.
It really p*ssed me off that they had the gall to display a tank in such bad condition. It was overstocked and dirty with sick fish. What kind of example does that give to the children and parents who come to that office?! :rant:
Anyway.... just had to get that off my chest...