Just like the thread says,thats pretty much what I see it as.
Ive been seeing a huge increse in interest in "Japanese style tanks",and I honestly don't know how that can be when it goes against some of the very basic principals of keeping monster fish that MFK as a whole strives to teach.
I don't think it's okay to be done in Japan where their excuse is that they don't have enough space for real monster tank but they love their monster fish (oh so sad for you,no space for a monster tank?THEN DON'T GET THE FISH) and I especially don't think its okay for someone who lives in a country where monster tanks and the space to put them are readily available to emulate said setup just because they saw it in a pic and thought it was cool.
Three of the things I see stressed most often on this site are appropriate tank size,appropriate filtration,and appropriate stocking levels...a "Japanese style" tank breaks two of those rather important "rules",for lack of a better word.Why is that acceptable?
So they over filter their tanks,big deal,Don't we all?
I recall on a thread titled "why $5k for a fish?" where someone made a statement about the different categories a fish keeper falls into when it comes to purchasing fish,and I would like to reword that statement slightly and use it here in an effort show where we all stand as fish keepers.Its simple really,we all fall into one of these categories:
A)You like fish,you have tank large enough for fish to thrive,swimming freely without having to rub up against other fish,so you buy fish.
B)You like fish,but you don't have tank big enough tank (or your current tank is already appropriately stocked),so you dont buy fish
C)You like fish,you don't really have tank large enough for fish,and the tank you do have is already pretty full, but you buy fish anyway,and then try to justify it by referring to it as a " Japanese Style" setup
It almost makes us (MFK as a whole) seem hypocritical to be (as a whole) promoting responsible fish keeping and yet have so many members be supportive of such a setup.And don't try to twist that statement the wrong way because I am personally super proud to be a MFK'er,and got just as much MFK spirit as most,if not more.
Also I will note that while I am venting so to speak I am not trolling or flaming anyone (I've not singled any members out) and would appreciate it if we could keep it that way so this topic can be discussed in full without the thread being closed.
Ive been seeing a huge increse in interest in "Japanese style tanks",and I honestly don't know how that can be when it goes against some of the very basic principals of keeping monster fish that MFK as a whole strives to teach.
I don't think it's okay to be done in Japan where their excuse is that they don't have enough space for real monster tank but they love their monster fish (oh so sad for you,no space for a monster tank?THEN DON'T GET THE FISH) and I especially don't think its okay for someone who lives in a country where monster tanks and the space to put them are readily available to emulate said setup just because they saw it in a pic and thought it was cool.
Three of the things I see stressed most often on this site are appropriate tank size,appropriate filtration,and appropriate stocking levels...a "Japanese style" tank breaks two of those rather important "rules",for lack of a better word.Why is that acceptable?
So they over filter their tanks,big deal,Don't we all?
I recall on a thread titled "why $5k for a fish?" where someone made a statement about the different categories a fish keeper falls into when it comes to purchasing fish,and I would like to reword that statement slightly and use it here in an effort show where we all stand as fish keepers.Its simple really,we all fall into one of these categories:
A)You like fish,you have tank large enough for fish to thrive,swimming freely without having to rub up against other fish,so you buy fish.
B)You like fish,but you don't have tank big enough tank (or your current tank is already appropriately stocked),so you dont buy fish
C)You like fish,you don't really have tank large enough for fish,and the tank you do have is already pretty full, but you buy fish anyway,and then try to justify it by referring to it as a " Japanese Style" setup
It almost makes us (MFK as a whole) seem hypocritical to be (as a whole) promoting responsible fish keeping and yet have so many members be supportive of such a setup.And don't try to twist that statement the wrong way because I am personally super proud to be a MFK'er,and got just as much MFK spirit as most,if not more.
Also I will note that while I am venting so to speak I am not trolling or flaming anyone (I've not singled any members out) and would appreciate it if we could keep it that way so this topic can be discussed in full without the thread being closed.