are people NUTS?

[demjor19]

they have been known to reach over 4', but i think a safe guess on size is right around 3'. although you are better safe than sorry...so overestimating may be the way to go.

 

[Masta Flan]

what the heck are the dimensions? 72in x 24in x 8 in? (thats the best dimensions i can come up with to get 58 gal

 

[demjor19]

what the heck are the dimensions? 72in x 24in x 8 in? (thats the best dimensions i can come up with to get 58 gal

a full grown aro is probably over 8" deep?

 

[ewurm]

That sucks, there should be QUALIFICATIONS for different types of fish.....A permit or some kind of couse you take or test you take to make sure you are qualified for a particular species of fish. Probably a reason SO many silver arowana's die At least for nearly threatened species......really though, a test wouldnt be a HUGE deal and wouldnt discourage a serious applicant.


Anyhow, geez horrible water conditions, I wonder why they are bring their crappy water to you, think the whole time....why are my fish always sick or dead when I come home

Fishkeeping should require some sort of education.

 

[Bderick67]

Fishkeeping should require some sort of education.

Yes it does, a you my friend are the educator.

Actually most all of us are the educators, if ya have a chance to offer good sound advice to someone, do it.

 

[Sundew]

A 55 gallon tank is fine for any fish, no matter how big it gets. Here is why:

Take your average fishkeeper. They think of fish as decorations, not as pets. They perform water changes when there is obviously a problem. They are too lazy and cheap to buy a water test kit, they just bring the water into the store, along with the dead fish they just bought. They think that a fish will grow to the size of the tank, and they are right. It will be dead long before it's time to buy a new tank. They ask me for a fish that eats algae, because they are too lazy to scrape it, and they are too cheap to buy a magnet scraper, even though the supposed "Algae Eater" is just a few dollars less. They ask if there are fish or snails that eat "fish poop". (Where exactly does this fish poop go after they supposedly eat it?) They reject the notion that fish are incompatible. They ask to buy magic pills that they can drop in for a sick fish, even though the reason for the disease is probably at least partially related to water quality. They don't want to cycle, they want to "try it anyway". They buy fish with plans to give them away when they get to big. They reject an experts advice because what they want to do is more important than the fishes well being.

There are average fishkeepers, and then there are MonsterFishKeepers.

Sorry but I work in a fish store, and I see all to many of your "Average" fishkeepers.

"The difference between genius and stupidity is that genius has its limits."
"One two things are infinite, the universe and human stupidity, and I'm not sure about the former."

Albert Einstein

"Suppose you were and idiot, and suppose you were a member of Congress. But I repeat myself."

Mark Twain

 

[Koji]

He missed out the "0" after the 55?