Fish-Keeping Myths?????????

[rtomber]

The tabnk busters myth is not true. If my two pacus who are aroung 19" apeice don't break it by ramming into the glass everyday i don't know what would!!!!!!!

 

[WyldFya]

The tabnk busters myth is not true. If my two pacus who are aroung 19" apeice don't break it by ramming into the glass everyday i don't know what would!!!!!!!

There are many fish that can break a tank side. Just because yours have not yet, does not mean it still won't happen.

 

[CHOMPERS]

My favorite myth is about the Fish God, Hwahk. Hwahk wanted sex with a human and when the virgin Mary was washing clothes in a river he took her right there on the water. After she married her husband Joseph, Joseph could smell Hwahk and wouldn't go there, so even tho the marriage wasn't consecrated she became pregnant with the offspring of Hwahk, who was born in a manger, and whom they named Jesus. It was actually Mary who Hwahk'ed on water.

That still doesn't explain where the smell comes from...

 

[CHOMPERS]

Driftwood lowers ph
seashells raise ph
have a huge bog stump in my oscar tank
have lots of seashells in my mbuna tank
both tanks7.8 ph same as my tapwater after standing 24hrs.

AMEN Brother!!!!

 

[ChileRelleno]

What annoying me most is that everyone here thinks that goldfisk suffers from temperatures over 20 degrees celsius (68 F).

Thats bull****! How the hell can most of them be raised in Thailand close to equator?

EXACTLY!!!! The same goes with native fish. Just because it is native does not mean it needs coldwater. Many natives come from Flordia and other warm states. SOme come from the Southwest like Arizona. I have heard people say things like "you cannot keep a bullhead or bluegill with a cichlid because it is coldwater", BULL ****!!!! Both fish are highly adaptable and able to survive in warmer climates, some have even been introduced into tropical places.

I heard that!
I was trying to make exactly this case in this thread,
http://www.monsterfishkeepers.com/forums/showthread.php?t=48185&highlight=goldies
And got blasted by members who should know better.

 

[loach43]

One of my faves:
Kissing gouramis kiss because they like each other, heheh

 

[windsurfer]

My pet peeve is the perpetuation of the Fish Myth...

"ICH is always present in a tank/fish."
..................................................................................................................................

Oh yes, the good'ol forementioned "Fish only grow to the size of their environment."
That, when the fish survive long enough is the result of Stunting.

hey chile, thanks for bringing up the one about ich! i always cringe when i hear that one.

How 'bout this one: Fish raised with UV sterilization lose their immunity and will die when moved to a tank without it.

windsurfer