i was trying to buy a 220gal from a guy and he told me this "" A captive bred fish will only grow as large as its' environment will allow it. Save your money "" is this true
CAN ANY ONE ANSWER THIS ????????
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if i lived in a box would i only be 12 inches tall. Just wrong infono. he may be somewhat correct, because if you house a fish in a tank to small it will probably die before it has a chance to be full grown. but don't listen to him, if you want a big tank, get it. the bigger the tank, the happier and healthier the fish.
yea i kinda figured that ...plus if i had something forsale i wouldnt turn down someones offer lol i was gona go pick it up tomarrow
you know im wrong your right the fish would die just had a crazy idea people took care of fish and wanted them healthy 
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That will be one nice tank what are you gonna stock it with?
. That will be one nice tank what are you gonna stock it with?
No. That's ignorance talking. Aquarium raised fish may not get as big as they do in the wild, but that's not because of tank size.
And feeding chihuahuas whiskey to stunt their growth doesn't work either.
Dr Joe
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And feeding chihuahuas whiskey to stunt their growth doesn't work either.
Dr Joe
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DO NOT LISTEN TO ANY NOOB PEOPLE! True a captive bred fish will grow slightly smaller than in the wild but not by much at all. For instance a wild Managuense has the ability to grow 22" now a captive bred fish will grow slightly smaller only because the parents and off spring are altering to more suitable conditions for the next generations to come. Now that doesn't mean a Manguense will grow 12" because that ain't friggin happenin it will grow to 18" when about 15 years old. Never ever buy fish thinking oh it will grow to the size of the tank. This is called stunting. What stunting is, is when the skeleton of the fish begins to slow down in growth and eventually stop, but (and a MAJOR but) The internal organs will not stop growing inside. This will cause the fish to suffer severe spine problems, bleeding from the sides of scales in serious cases, eye bulge, and respitory problems. Now not only does this happen but if you don't keep up on your WC's because now you have a big fish in a little tank the nitrates are going to go off the roof. Now when they get to high the fish will try and protect itself from the harmful enviroment by building up a thicker slime coat in order to control the water quality from hurting it. A thick slime coat also makes the fish suffer in great ways. It will now be more susceptable to disease as with stunting too. It's just not a good idea and don't try it.
" A captive bred fish will only grow as large as its' environment will allow it."
DO listen to the guy. It's called STUNTING. It will become deformed as it's organs continue to grow and it's body doesn't for lack of room...and die horribly.
DO listen to the guy. It's called STUNTING. It will become deformed as it's organs continue to grow and it's body doesn't for lack of room...and die horribly.
I think we are all in agreement here, although some of us don't seem to know it. tanks to small = bad.