do you think fish growth is reduced by tank size

[nomadofthehills]

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

Ok, obviously we do not mean keeping a 14" oscar in a 5g tank. Be realistic.

 

[mike dunagan]

well in about another 15 years ask rallysman... he has a 300 with an jardini in it... lol

ps... I do not make up information, so if I am saying something it is from experience or from learning... I will tell you when I am unsure of something... if I am wrong I learn... that teacher in me... but I will not simply make things up... just because you do not know it, does not mean it is made up... I often learn something new from people... ask more questions rather than say someone is wrong...

many people will see something people say as an attack when you come back with smart remarks for no reason...

I am not saying this because anyone said I was wrong, just a few too many people giving rude or over unnecessary sarcastic comments to others when giving their opinion. Lets just continue sharing information and not get crappy with each other..

 

[tunerX]

That was too funny... lol

 

[cichlaguapote]

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

I think because they're going on opinion/theory rather than experiance with fish growing and what works and what doesn't.

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.

Drip Filtration says you're wrong.. lol

Sure if you have a large tank and do less water changes then tank size affects water quality because you're starting with more water untainted. But in a smaller tank if you're doing larger water changes/drip then tank size doesn't determine water quality..

 

[Scorponok]

5 oscars in a 10g tank vs. 1 oscar in a 5g tank...same filteration......for life.....which will grow bigger?

 

[nomadofthehills]

I think because they're going on opinion/theory rather than experiance with fish growing and what works and what doesn't.

I think they are going on old information passed on to them lol... they choose to ignore science.

 

[Bderick67]

there is a dry season... part of the year the entire area is flooded... and fish swim all over the flood plains... In the dry season many fish die due to lack of oxygen or dry out... It was HD the other day... Dry season does not mean dessert...

There is a dry season in South America.. that paragraph doesn't speak of it but I've seen it in documentrys where lakes/small bodies of water dry up and fish become camien/bird food. Specifically I saw it on "Piranha: Wolf in the Water" but I would imagine it being South America other fish are affected too.

Ha ha I stand corrected, guess I need to watch more TV

Thanks for the link Tongue33

 

[cichlaguapote]

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.

That too.. think of how old the largest of aligator gars/pimas/etc are.. They're more than a few years old.

 

[nomadofthehills]

5 oscars in a 10g tank vs. 1 oscar in a 5g tank...same filteration......for life.....which will grow bigger?

Again, this is ridiculous, and not the point of the discussion. However, assuming ideal filtration, the one genetically predetermined for largest size.

 

[cichlaguapote]

Again, this is ridiculous, and not the point of the discussion. However, assuming ideal filtration, the one genetically predetermined for largest size.

He's got a point.. listen to the question.. the one in the 5g should grow faster..

Better comparision would be a 10g with lots of water changes/filtration or a 30g with a whisper betta filter and no water changes..