do you think fish growth is reduced by tank size

[tunerX]

At some public aquaria, if they were to live near the sea, they can have huge pumps that pump water out from the main display and into the sea, whilst another pump brings fresh seawater into the display. The result is very clean water.

I wonder what the percentage of change is. I am planning 4GPH continuous drip on my 579 gallon.

 

[Scorponok]

Lepidosiren paradoxa is the evidence of dry season in amazon.

If everyone agrees water quality is the reason, why the poll is showing 75% agreement with tank size?

 

[mike dunagan]

I tend not to vote in these things just discuss... many others too...

 

[tunerX]

Lepidosiren paradoxa is the evidence of dry season in amazon.

If everyone agrees water quality is the reason, why the poll is showing 75% agreement with tank size?

Tank size determines water quality. Sure you can do a 50 percent change a day, but what about the other 23.5 hours where the fish is pooping and peeing in its mouth. Sorry if it sounds vulgar, it is true though.

 

[nomadofthehills]

Because the people who say tank size have nothing to say to back up their opinion.

 

[Tongue33]

The Amazon river is in a tropical rain forrest, there is no dry season. Not sure where the aros in puddles info is from? Does the amazon river have flood plains as you would find on the nile river in africa?

http://rainforests.mongabay.com/0604.htm

Dry enough to Dry out some areas completely

 

[fishguts]

everyone has a good point and has just about covered all the odds and ends but the bottom line imo is if you put a arow or clown as i mentioned beforehand in a 300 gallon tank which is plenty of space for either one of those fish i firmly belive no matter how long you keep it the fish will not get as large as it would in the wild. Ive bought fish from websites that will say fahaka puffer 20 inches max but probably 12-14 in aquaria. thus they understand that fish will be smaller in captivity. good stuff everyone and im glad or hope you enjoyed the topic.

 

[nomadofthehills]

Tank size determines water quality. Sure you can do a 50 percent change a day, but what about the other 23.5 hours where the fish is pooping and peeing in its mouth. Sorry if it sounds vulgar, it is true though.

Tank size does not determine water quality. Proper filtration and water changes do. A good biofilter and good mechanical filter means no piss or poop in the fish's mouth.

 

[tunerX]

Tank size does not determine water quality. Proper filtration and water changes do. A good biofilter and good mechanical filter means no piss or poop in the fish's mouth.

Do you hook the intake of the filter directly to the fishes privates?

 

[nomadofthehills]

everyone has a good point and has just about covered all the odds and ends but the bottom line imo is if you put a arow or clown as i mentioned beforehand in a 300 gallon tank which is plenty of space for either one of those fish i firmly belive no matter how long you keep it the fish will not get as large as it would in the wild. Ive bought fish from websites that will say fahaka puffer 20 inches max but probably 12-14 in aquaria. thus they understand that fish will be smaller in captivity. good stuff everyone and im glad or hope you enjoyed the topic.

Again, age plays a huge factor. As fish increase in size, growth rate decreases. A 10 year old fish in pristine water will still be smaller than a 20 year old fish that is king of the pond.