I want to end the debate once and for all
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Jaket. I know you don't like the idea of big fish in small tanks but hey don't call ppl housing them for stupid. I have been at several places 'round where I live in Sweden and bought some big cats, RTC, TSN & Iredecent sharks. The salesmen didn't even mention how big any of the fish gets, they just "yea yea great fish you must buy! great fish! They wanna get rid of them as soon as possible and when I ask them how big they get they toldl me it's gonna be just fine as long as I have a 125g tank.. I have bought them so that I can put them in my indoor pond when they get big enough. Imagine those not knowing of how big they get and they put them in a 50g tank for life.
With this I wanna say that if you can give the fish good water conditions and some space its better than the 10year old boy buying it cause its cute at 1"
I know my english aint very good, hope you understand me.
With this I wanna say that if you can give the fish good water conditions and some space its better than the 10year old boy buying it cause its cute at 1"
I know my english aint very good, hope you understand me.
when someone buys a RTC or TSN for some reason they dont belive they get as big as people tell them and go ahead and buy one anyway
for some other reason most people seam to think a 6ftx2ftx2ft tank is massive and once they have a tank that size they can home any size fish
if you have a tank big enought to home a RTC or TSN for life go ahead and buy one
if you are one of these jokers who says they will get the big tank when they need it dont go near a RTC or TSN as 80% of these big tanks never happen
for some other reason most people seam to think a 6ftx2ftx2ft tank is massive and once they have a tank that size they can home any size fish
if you have a tank big enought to home a RTC or TSN for life go ahead and buy one
if you are one of these jokers who says they will get the big tank when they need it dont go near a RTC or TSN as 80% of these big tanks never happen
Oscarboyz;896631; said:
here is my take on it
1) rtc and tsn are very large fish 4-6 feet
2) big fish need bigger tanks imo the tank at a minimum be 2 1/2 times the length of the fish and at least a little wider than the fish is long....round pools are sized differently....
3) as a fish grows you must keep in mind #2
4) great filtration and massive water changes are a must
both tsn and rtc grow fast... more food and better water they grow faster
so you can expect them to out grow a 220 within 18 months...ime
so to start with the correct size tank, think about a foot print 6x15 feet, that is why ponds or pools are popular to keep large cats in.
2 cents
