Just look at the pic she posted! Those beasts make her 300 look tiny..
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How i got into big tanks.
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Just look at the pic she posted! Those beasts make her 300 look tiny..
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started with a 10 gallon, bugged my mom to get me, her boyfriend at the time went to wally world ( yes i still call it that LOL ) and got the tank at midnight, set it up the next day, my mom goes out and gets not one but TWO........... pacus... loved the fish ( at the time i didnt know they could get HUGE ) and that was 11 years ago.... went from a 10 gallon to two 10 gallons to a 20 gallon ( well was my moms and mine ) then a 20 long which busted in my room ( mom was NOT happy.. ) then after my mom past ( some may remember that thread i made about my mom ) i got a 29 with the money my dad gave me after my moms funeral, then went from a 29 to a 29 and 10, then went from a 29 to two 29s two 20s two 10s one 5 one 75 ( maybe a few more i am forgeting ) back down to one 29.... then moved back in with my grandma, went from a 29 to a 75 ( ah forget it, lived with my grandma many times, while living there i had a 29, 75, 110, not all at the same time though, one tank each time i lived there ) and now forward to now.. 22 tanks. from 2.5 up to three 55s..... 
Was given a 10 gallon on Xmas when I was 12, by my Mother.
Am turning 51. Never has stopped.
I plead the fifth on gallonnage...
Am turning 51. Never has stopped.
I plead the fifth on gallonnage...
So how did you guys get into big fish tanks?
By reading about the fish and their tank size requirements before purchasing them. That is why I still own mine and you had to give yours up. By the way, in all those years of "collage" they didn't teach you how to spell it?
By reading about the fish and their tank size requirements before purchasing them. That is why I still own mine and you had to give yours up. By the way, in all those years of "collage" they didn't teach you how to spell it?
You are just a little ray of sunshine aren't you.
I started 3 years ago when I found a 10 gallon hexagon that my sister was throwing out. I bought a Bala shark thinking it was an actual shark lol. I then searched online, found out they grew bigger than the tank and bought myself a 2nd half 4ft tank.
I loved this tank and really got the bug which lead to a 90 gallon 5ft with a mix of terrapins and fish. It was around this time I stumbled across monsterfishkeepers while searching for worlds biggest tank. I found my way to the DIY section and saw posts about plywood tanks which are unheard of in Ireland. i thought it would be a great challenge as I had never built anything remotely like this before. I now have my very own 220(uk) gallon 6ft by 3ft ply tank all because I bought a 2inch Bala shark... Who knew
That's the kind of fish owner that makes me sick. Keeping 8 fish that can possibly grow to a huge stature if given the right tank and conditions and not in a 55G...........
Yeah, the 15" pacu had difficulty turning in that 12" wide tank. One of the oscars was already dying from HITH. The other oscars and the pleco lived a few years more. Even with great water parameters, their lives were shortened by the horrific conditions they grew up in before we got them.
This seriously made me laugh at loud like a retard for a couple minutes lol.
I feel like A LOT of peoples "big tank adventures" start with pacus lol... I know the same happened to me and I am currently in the process of setting up a 300 gallon for my pacus. I just love the little guys i couldn't stand to let go of them!
