do you think fish growth is reduced by tank size

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agree or disagree

  • agree

    Votes: 41 68.3%

  • disagree

    Votes: 19 31.7%
  • Total voters
    60
  • Poll closed .
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killerfish;1392006; said:
like other i agree it does affect it but does not limt it because people don't keep the water clean and the params right in the wild the eat alot more have alot more room and only the strong survive so the small fish and weak fish die or get eaten so fish grow larger in the wild for sure

BUT that doesn't at all mean fish can't get as big in captivity they just usually don't
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yes you are correct. unless you have a drip system there is no way to keep you water quality better then whats offered in nature unless you do a 50 percent every day. scientists have studied the aquarium hobby and basically if any of your beaches showed the same results as a aquarium then they would be shut down for swimming.
 
fishguts;1392079; said:
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yes you are correct. unless you have a drip system there is no way to keep you water quality better then whats offered in nature unless you do a 50 percent every day. scientists have studied the aquarium hobby and basically if any of your beaches showed the same results as a aquarium then they would be shut down for swimming.
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I'd like to see the tank they tested to get those 'scientific results'. :screwy:

I'd like to see the study, period.
 
Also even on a drip system you can't match the wild enviroment..
 
cichlaguapote;1392121; said:
Also even on a drip system you can't match the wild enviroment..
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Scientist studied it....What do you mean? lol!!!
 
tunerX;1392131; said:
Me too.

Some tap water has higher nitrates than most people like to see in their tanks. Scientists haven't stopped those people from taking showers and baths.
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Is that why my coworkers are stinky?
 
As most are saying, clean water is the key. Something that would be very hard to match nature in the tank.
 
also remember arrows in the wild often die due to lack of water and oxygen in the dry season, the ones who live are lucky enough to be in a deep pond when the water recedes. Arrows the size of some that people call monsters in their tanks laying in puddles dead... There are benefits to the setup, some may not survive in the wild...imagine how old most of the bigs must be...
 
fishguts;1392155; said:
long article but if you care to read then here is the thread as i have read it all and found it very good. thx odd http://www.monsterfishkeepers.com/forums/showthread.php?t=51963
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Good read, thanks for the link. I could see some of that as a possible answer to why some fish don't grow as big as wild counterparts. It isn't nitrates alone that would stunt a fishes growth but probably because it has to spend alot of energy powering an immune system to fight the other bacteria.

It would be a good point to push for the benefits of UV sterilization.
 
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