who said aro could not have tank mates????

[jlnguyen74]

You will never see a 4' fish that lives in a 30" wide aquarium because the fish will be stunted (unhealthy) or die before it even has a chance to reach it's full size. That's what happens when you try to keep creatures that grow to enormous sizes in a tiny environment.

I'm curious, where do you draw the line? Is there a minimum tank size to keep specific species, or does the fish just have to suffer in whatever size tank you happen to have?

Never say never! The only reason you don't see a 4ft fish that lives in a 30in wide tank, because the owner doesn't want people like you to have a heart attack. There're 2ft arowana in 50gal tank, so it's not a surprise to have a 4ft fish in a 30in wide tank. I draw no line. The second I keep fish, I get off my high horse and not being so hypocritical to judge other fish keeper. Fish is suffer in whatever size tank you keep it! There's no such thing is minimum or maximum size of tank... Keeping gold fish in a 700+ gallon tank doesn't make someone better than other fish keeper. A fish in a tank is a fish in a tank. It's not the same as a fish in the lake or river. Isn't that why they prohibit to release fish that has been in tank back into lake or river? Use your common sense sometimes!

 

[jlnguyen74]

hey fish people, my apology if ever i had offended anyone here... but be realistic.... killing fish for a purpose is different from keeping fish and neglecting them. neglect is worse..... if every one here is for the welfare of their fish... then you are all just like others and those bunch of hypocrite.... those fish are supposed to be in the wild... not in your tank.....

we all live because we eat what somebody else have raised food for us.... what is the difference between the fish fillet in the supermart than those fish fillet from my tilapia in my tank????

i am not bragging my fish... i just want to share my experience.... for the past 3 years, my oscar pair normally spawned and have wigglers... however, i am not prepare to keep and raised them thus, i allow my juve tilapia to control the population.

if sharing an idea different from yours is bad, i am sorry... maybe i am in the wrong forum...

Actually, some of us like your fish, and have no problem with you bragging on your fish or share an idea. However you haven't done such thing! Neither you brag about your fish, nor share any idea. All you bragged was about how good the water without water change in 8 weeks, which to some of us is an insult, since some of us know how much waste and pollution those fish can create!

 

[jlnguyen74]

You will never see a 4' fish that lives in a 30" wide aquarium because the fish will be stunted (unhealthy) or die before it even has a chance to reach it's full size. That's what happens when you try to keep creatures that grow to enormous sizes in a tiny environment.

Remember the grouper? Either make up your mind, or know what you're talking, before you start talking!

That's messed up. He doesn't look too healthy....eyes are all bulging out.

a lot of grouper species have that, where their eyes are naturally bulgy.

You're right. The bulging eyes is normal. It's the cloudy haze in them that shows the fish is not healthy.

 

[MonsterTank Master]

Hello all I'm new to this site and this is my first post. I have a 680lt monster tank with one black Aro (15") two Borneo Tiger Dats (10", 8") two Oscars (6', 4") the dats came free with the Aro, I've grown more fond of them then her! but I would change anything. they all get along fine and are thriving on aro sticks, shrimp, beef heart, conivore sinkers, earthworms, and bloodworms. Just a small concern with your silver aro, is that drop-eye, or did you happen to catch it looking downwards? best prevention I know is a ping pong ball floating on top of your tank. Nice looking fish nonetheless.

 

[CaRONG]

Hello all I'm new to this site and this is my first post. I have a 680lt monster tank with one black Aro (15") two Borneo Tiger Dats (10", 8") two Oscars (6', 4") the dats came free with the Aro, I've grown more fond of them then her! but I would change anything. they all get along fine and are thriving on aro sticks, shrimp, beef heart, conivore sinkers, earthworms, and bloodworms. Just a small concern with your silver aro, is that drop-eye, or did you happen to catch it looking downwards? best prevention I know is a ping pong ball floating on top of your tank. Nice looking fish nonetheless.

Do ping pong balls actually work? I'm scared my Jardini will eat it.

 

[jlnguyen74]

Do ping pong balls actually work? I'm scared my Jardini will eat it.

No and no.

 

[Draco Hugo]

All you bragged was about how good the water without water change in 8 weeks, which to some of us is an insult, since some of us know how much waste and pollution those fish can create!

for the sake of argument, who among you fish keeper had undergo in-depth study of waste water. i am an engineer and waste water treatment is part of my job. i just apply som principle in my tank. please read this.

Sequencing batch reactors

(SBR) or sequential batch reactors are industrial processing tanks for the treatment of wastewater. SBR reactors treat waste water such as sewage or output from anaerobic digesters or mechanical biological treatment facilities in batches. Oxygen is bubbled through the waste water to reduce biochemical oxygen demand (BOD) and chemical oxygen demand (COD) to make suitable for discharge into sewers or for use on land.
While there are several configurations of SBRs the basic process is similar. The installation consists of at least two identically equipped tanks with a common inlet, which can be switched between them. The tanks have a “flow through” system, with raw wastewater (influent) coming in at one end and treated water (effluent) flowing out the other. While one tank is in settle/decant mode the other is aerating and filling. At the inlet is a section of the tank known as the bio-selector. This consists of a series of walls or baffles which direct the flow either from side to side of the tank or under and over consecutive baffles. This helps to mix the incoming Influent and the returned activated sludge, beginning the biological digestion process before the liquor enters the main part of the tank.

 

[Draco Hugo]

and the principle of SBR is being applied like this mini set up.

 

[B_IN_SD]

I for one would like to see the whole filtration system and how you manage the nitrates. I am alawys looking for another way to controll them.

 

[jlnguyen74]

and the principle of SBR is being applied like this mini set up.

And what made you think those mini bottles are different, if not better, with these systems, Mr. Engineer?