ok all this neggativity **** sorry ill get rid of all my fish i came on this site to show you my fish i am love with big fish some of you people think its cruel but ive seen much worse most of the fish i have arnt growinng any more my red jewled stoped growing ive measured him at 4 inches the past 6 months or so the sleepr goby is full grown at 7'' the pacu i love i will get rid of it when its over a ft the flower horns i planning on geting rid of 2 keeping 1 the pleco and silver arrow after they ground over 2ft or so in my 125gl they will be donated i have a local fish store that have a 500gl tank that has 3ft iridescents in it all my africans will be updated so dont worry about them a 10gl is temparory the 2 oscars are going be givin away shortly and my jack dempseys i will have for ever i grown them sense they were 3'' now i do my research on my fish ive been doing fish with my father sense i was a small kid i no all these fish grow huge i love huge and aggresive fish all my tanks i do water changes constantly to keep up with everything yes i no alot of people love fish and prob know alot more about them then i do but right now my fish are happy not fighting not terratoral i am upgrading all my tanks and after they get to big for that they are going to be happily donated to tanks 300gl or bigger like i said if they get to my my lfs has a 500gl tank i am also assocated with people who work at the boston aquriaum that might take some big guys off my hand not to sound like a ******* and get all offended but i put my pictures up to have my fish enjoyed by other fish lovers not to many ppl have these fish all together and im happy to say i have a odd mix and they are doing fine but i appreciate all the help i learn new stuff everday i no i have to upgrade my tanks to very large tanks and i am planning on that but it hurts to get all the neggativity being a fish lover liek i said you may think its cruel but all i can say is sorry and i am enjoying my fish and they seem to be living happy healthy lives right now thnx
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I'm not trying to be negative or upset you i was just trying to bring to your attention that you are going to have serious problems with your tanks soon. Keeping that many fish in such cramped conditions is going to give you water quality problems and is bad for the health of the fish. The reason some of your fish don't seem to be growing is because you are stunting their growth by keeping them in these conditions, stunted fish will grow deformed and have serious health problems. Sorry but i don't enjoy seeing tanks that over stocked as i know the fish are going to suffer.
I would try to rehome some of those fish sooner rather than later, big fish can be next to impossible to rehome. I have seen people on these forums who have had to euthanise there fish because they couldn't find homes for them.
This is only my advise, you don't have to listen if you don't want to but if you keep posting pics of tanks that over stocked people are going to pick up on it and tell you the same thing.
I would try to rehome some of those fish sooner rather than later, big fish can be next to impossible to rehome. I have seen people on these forums who have had to euthanise there fish because they couldn't find homes for them.
This is only my advise, you don't have to listen if you don't want to but if you keep posting pics of tanks that over stocked people are going to pick up on it and tell you the same thing.
Yeah, we are not trying to fool you or give you a - We are simply giving you some precautions. Good luck getting the big tanks. Btw, not to offend you, you should take a english class ^_^
We are not trying to be negative about your tank.. you posted asking for opinions on your tank and we gave you our opinions. It would be one thing if you didn't know the tank was overstocked but you start all of your posts stating it's way overstocked.
We are just simply trying to help.. I'm also assuming you don't have a water test kit as I've asked a couple times for your parameters, I'd strongly recommend getting one.. at least the 3 major tests, ammonia, nitrite and nitrate.
Good luck with the new tank you plan on picking up
We are just simply trying to help.. I'm also assuming you don't have a water test kit as I've asked a couple times for your parameters, I'd strongly recommend getting one.. at least the 3 major tests, ammonia, nitrite and nitrate.
Good luck with the new tank you plan on picking up
They do not mean to be negative. They just want to help.
We have all learned from our newbie mistakes and just want to help others not make the same mistakes. Good Luck.
We have all learned from our newbie mistakes and just want to help others not make the same mistakes. Good Luck.
This is a forum. Its main purpose is to share information. MANY people think they know exactly what they are doing only to find out there is a whole lot more to it than they realized. When someone asks about what to feed their fish it is okay to ask other things so that if something else could be improved we can share that information with them. So many times a thread will end up being about more than the original question. Not a single one of us that I know of is perfect with this. Sharing knowledge is one of the most valuable things we can do here.
In addition, it is not all about you. What about all the newbies who come on here and see your overstocked tank? You say you do lots of water changes (which you have yet to describe). They may think a lot is twice a month and see your tanks and try and do the same thing. Then even more fish are in horrible conditions because you shared your tanks and no one corrected the information being given out.
All we are trying to do is help. We are trying to help you and your fish. You enjoy your fish, but do you understand how much better they do when they are not crowded? Their colors improve, their behavior improves, their growth improves, and you are MUCH less likely to encounter health problems. The difference can be very significant. Do you want pretty good looking fish, or do you want some of the best that anyone has ever seen?
What exactly is your water change schedule?
What is the nitrate concentration in each tank?
In addition, it is not all about you. What about all the newbies who come on here and see your overstocked tank? You say you do lots of water changes (which you have yet to describe). They may think a lot is twice a month and see your tanks and try and do the same thing. Then even more fish are in horrible conditions because you shared your tanks and no one corrected the information being given out.
All we are trying to do is help. We are trying to help you and your fish. You enjoy your fish, but do you understand how much better they do when they are not crowded? Their colors improve, their behavior improves, their growth improves, and you are MUCH less likely to encounter health problems. The difference can be very significant. Do you want pretty good looking fish, or do you want some of the best that anyone has ever seen?
What exactly is your water change schedule?
What is the nitrate concentration in each tank?
i dont mean it like that guys i know you all are giving great info and helping every1 out i didnt mean t to sound like you guys are being mean to me just i know i have to get bigger tank money is a issue right now thats the only reason i dont have a 125gl or bigger tank like i said i could see if these were permanent and i had no intention to upgrade my tank sizes and keep them in these smaller tanks now i know this forum is to help every1 and talk about all sorts of stuff and help out knew people with there fish tanks know i say ive seen worse and you said its because of pictures like mine that people think its ok to put all these kinds of fish in a tank my attentions were never for other people to copy me most people know not to mix these fish alot of people say o you cant mix these fish they will kill each other well ive only lost 1 fish in the past 3 years with these tanks and the only reason why was he should of been in a higher ph content then what i had now i the reason i put the tanks are over stocked because last time i put pictures up ppl told me a 100 times i overstock i know this lol just give me time to upgrade it will be down i gurantee it also you save when i get a bigger tank the fish will become more accative and more colorful right know my fish are supper accative and very colorful my fish are aswome in color i dont know how much more colorful i can get them mayb they will get more colorful i dont know but i do know alot my fish put my friends and other fish to shame in color. The other topic yes i do own a water testing kit fresh lab red sea and i tested the water last night the ph is between 6.4 and 6.6 ammonia is at 0 and my nitrites are at 0 and close to being 0.05 i am do for a water change tommrow my nitrates are between 5.0 and 10 more toward the yellowish side then the orange but u can see some orange tint my schedule for water changes is monday thursday saturdays for the 90 tuesday thurs for my 42 and every wen for my 10gl i do appreciate all the help and info i learn something new everday i didnt mean to come off like some of you might have thought sorry for that
those testings are for the 90 gallon the 42 is ph is at 6.4 ammonia 0 nitrites o and nitrates 5.0 thats alll i had time to test if youw ant to know my other thanks ill do them later
Just FYI even a very small amount of nitrite can be harmful / stressful to your fish. I'd look into that.
If you ph has been stable the whole time i very much dought that is what killed your fish. I'm sorry to say but even a 125g isn't going to be any where near big enough. To be able to keep all your fish you will need to get the 125g and a 300-500g tank.
