Armatus Fish

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djaalix said:
I think yes a fish can adapt to different environments, but within reason, and certain fish do this better than others .... If you force a fish to live in an environment that is way out of its natural pH range or salinity range, or hardness range that fish is generally not going to do as well or grow as quickly, or be as healthy as a fish that lived in an environment similar to its natural habitat ... and I think this is the case with the Armatus along with diet .... to say otherwise, is like saying I'm going to force this great white shark to live in a freshwater tank ... although this is an extreme comparison, it is along those lines .... it is impossible and the shark will die! ... fish have evolved and adapted to live in their specific environment and to change too much is to put at risk the fishes health, bottom line
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I know what you mean but you are pointing the extreme. A little tap water won't do much harm. I do 50 % WC with cold water from the hose and there is chlorine in it. Before when i was paranoid, i did add prime and all that shenangans in the tank for my armatus. for some reason, I realized that my armatus didn't need all that luxury stuff to survive. I just ommit it from now on. I guess mine just acqumulized itself in this milder condition. Just my 2 cents.
 
Wait you said 300 gallons but the info link you showed me says max captive size is 12 inches, it is under the photo. I am really confused, a 12 inch fish in a 300 gallon? By the way, how much does a 3 inch armatus cost in Canada and where can i buy one?
 
Mlsantos said:
I've had one now for 3 years plus now in 100g 6' tank with jus FX5. Although I did have more but sold them I only have one left and I jus do my weekly water changes feed every other day and did my regular maintenance on the filter that's about it hopefully that helps


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How big is it? Can you post pics? Most people's Armatus outgrow 100 gallons in the first year.....
 
In my (rather limited) perspective, it's not good practice to put the fish in your care in aberrant conditions just because it seemingly survives. The resistance training of sorts shouldn't be applied to your fish, we're not talking about human strength & conditioning here. Instead why not just try to provide a more optimal environment? - IMO dechlorination of tap water is not being paranoid.

This is just my opinion, but I am sure that many keepers will agree with this. Hopefully no one is emptying their dechlorination agents into the toilet thinking it's not needed - because they read on a forum that it's not needed.
 
+1 chlorine is very bad .... people who spend a lot of time in indoor pools suffer from COPD issues often, alveoli in the lungs harden due to chlorine inhalation, not a good thing ... can only imagine over time, what chlorine can do to a fishes health, not to mention the impact on the biological filtration since chlorine is designed to kill microorganisms in our drinking water .....

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