Buy big or small?

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Larger fish do not always adjust as well as smaller ones. Also, there's the joy of raising a fish from its youth.

The only advantage of buying big is that it can't be eaten by fish than a smaller fish can.
 
MeiTnerium109;3392856; said:
The only advantage of buying big is that it can't be eaten by fish than a smaller fish can.
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And a lighter wallet, :D but hey, someones got to keep the economy going!
 
Hi,I think its best to buy fishes when small for a few important reasons,first they will eat what is given,two they get acclimatized faster and better to their tank and owners!
 
Plus poly's grow pretty quickly, so it's kind of a waste of money to buy them bigger, unless you get a great deal.
 
flowerpower;3392847; said:
IDK, but I just picked up a 4" endli today. Personally, I like raising my fish and getting them used to me from an early age. Also find it easier to train them to eat what I want them to eat.
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MeiTnerium109;3392856; said:
Larger fish do not always adjust as well as smaller ones. Also, there's the joy of raising a fish from its youth.
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Nemesis529;3392914; said:
Plus poly's grow pretty quickly
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this is my reasoning too... that's why i bought 2 young ones (2 inchers)... though i would like to know some reasons why i should buy big (at least 4 inchers)... ;)


MeiTnerium109;3392856; said:
The only advantage of buying big is that it can't be eaten by fish than a smaller fish can.
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ok... that's one reason :)

flowerpower;3392887; said:
And the instant gratification. :naughty:
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another reason (though not my preference since adjusting big involves big risks)...

Nemesis529;3392914; said:
unless you get a great deal.
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hmmmmm... like unless it is a real deal... nice reasoning...

i hope there are other reasons out there... i saw a pair or ornates and boy they were beauts... it was hell trying to control myself from buying them since they were the price of a 5 inch silver arowanas each... grrrr...
 
I've bought all of my fish as juveniles, even my congo tetras. I enjoy the satisfaction of raising them myself and watching their develoupment. Additionally, since I keep my polys in a community setting the last thing I need is a wild caught adult used to hunting live fish.... congo tetras are too expensive for that :D
 
Aside: hmmmm... live caught? how would we know which are live caught and which are captive bread?...

Buy big or small: please post your reasoning... (dang do i have a lot of questions right now)... my 2 inchers are not shy xD... and they chomp on pellets as if there's a label on it like "food" and they can read xD
 
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