Hello. Is this the best forum to call home?

[duanes]

I don't think(?) using euthanasia will get you banned here.
I consider it humanitarian whenever a fish gets some malady
I can't diagnose, and advocate its use too keep certain diseases from spreading, rather than spend big bucks on mediacation that may be useless. Even though I have a number of text books for veterinary medicine
I also eat my fish if they get an injury I believe is irreversible, and debilitating and I feel I can, because salt is just about the only meds I use
Below peacock bass fillets.

and just because its a "monster fish" site doesn't mean its OK (in my opinion) to keep large fish in "too small" a tank. So I don't always hesitate to voice my opinion.

 

[duanes]

I don't think(?) using euthanasia will get you banned here.
I consider it humanitarian whenever a fish gets some malady
I can't diagnose, and advocate its use too keep certain diseases from spreading, rather than spend big bucks on mediacation that may be useless. Even though I have a number of text books for veterinary medicine
I also eat my fish if they get an injury I believe is irreversible, and debilitating and I feel I can, because salt is just about the only meds I use
Below peacock bass fillets.
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and just because its a "monster fish" site doesn't mean its OK (in my opinion) to keep large fish in "too small" a tank. So I don't always hesitate to voice my opinion.

 

[Hendre]

Tanks look good! Paradise fish are amaziiing, I have one and he's a dear. Very interactive and when he was in my 70 temporarily would follow my finger along the glass. Super hardy and easy

Closest thing to aggression was him carrying around half a tetra that had died earlier lol.

 

[Icedcoldmine]

I don't think(?) using euthanasia will get you banned here.
I consider it humanitarian whenever a fish gets some malady
I can't diagnose, and advocate its use too keep certain diseases from spreading, rather than spend big bucks on mediacation that may be useless. Even though I have a number of text books for veterinary medicine
I also eat my fish if they get an injury I believe is irreversible, and debilitating and I feel I can, because salt is just about the only meds I use
Below peacock bass fillets.
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and just because its a "monster fish" site doesn't mean its OK (in my opinion) to keep large fish in "too small" a tank. So I don't always hesitate to voice my opinion.

I personally don't use any meds, I believe clean water will help the fish naturally beat the disease, makes for a stronger immune system and an overall stronger fish.

 

[Icedcoldmine]

Tanks look good! Paradise fish are amaziiing, I have one and he's a dear. Very interactive and when he was in my 70 temporarily would follow my finger along the glass. Super hardy and easy

Closest thing to aggression was him carrying around half a tetra that had died earlier lol.

Haha sounds good! Pair of those it is! Where could I buy them though lol?

 

[Hendre]

I personally don't use any meds, I believe clean water will help the fish naturally beat the disease, makes for a stronger immune system and an overall stronger fish.

Can't always be fixed that way, even with clean water and good food

Haha sounds good! Pair of those it is! Where could I buy them though lol?

Don't do a pair! Didn't end well for me at all, if the female doesn't wanna breed she'll die

A single male should work, they are very common where I live...

 

[Icedcoldmine]

Can't always be fixed that way, even with clean water and good food


Don't do a pair! Didn't end well for me at all, if the female doesn't wanna breed she'll die

A single male should work, they are very common where I live...

What about 2 males? Tank already has tons of driftwood and will be heavily planted..... Maybe 1 paradise fish and 1 pearl gourami + a betta? Or will it end miserably?

 

[Hendre]

A paradise and a gourami may work together? Not sure tbh

 

[J. H.]

What about 2 males? Tank already has tons of driftwood and will be heavily planted..... Maybe 1 paradise fish and 1 pearl gourami + a betta? Or will it end miserably?

Never kept paradise fish, but in general, 2 is a bad number. If a fish only has one tankmate worth fighting, the fight generally will not end, as there is noone else to keep an eye on.

 

[Chockful O Phail]

Pictures of the 33 gallon and 25 gallon long. Will get other pics today.


For the 75 was thinking 5 boseman rainbows (sorta aggressive towards eachother.....), 6 scarlet badis, school of glass catfish, maybe 6-8 tribanded orange sumo loaches, pearl gourami? Maybe paradise fish? (What's a pretty substitute that won't get dwarf gourami disease?), and maybe a betta or female boseman rainbows as I think they are 5 males........

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Bosemani are pretty easy to sex when showing any color. The males are blue/orange and females are green