IS this overboard ???

[koop171]

The 125 is overstocked as well...
Anyone want to help me out with the name of the substance in goldfish that stunts growth? Thiaminase or something like that?

i know the 125 is overstocked thats why i knew when i bought them i would either have to buy a another 125 and split the stock or get rid of half or so of the stock and bring it down around the ballpark of 6-8


what what did i do this weekend HMMMMMM ... what do u guys think i did?


i bought another 125
hopefully to be set up and running in about 3 months

i plan to split the stock of RBPs and i will end up with 7 RBPs in one tank and 6 in the other unless i want to buy one more and make it 7 ad 7 ( what i plan on doin more then likely)



WOW to many ppl don't think i know what i'm doing it seems when i put 13 juvy Ps in a 125 they go nuts ....

PERSON: 13 Ps in a 125 u can't do that
ME: when they are 2" or less when i buy them yes i can
P: but they can't be held to adulthood in that tank
M: i know i planned on a death or two to thin them out but they all are alive and doing well
P: well ..... welll.....
M: I know i thought this out and u assumed its ok i get that alot
P: umm..... i got to go


lol thats about how it goes most of the time lol

 

[koop171]

I was losing small fish and snails to filter inlets for awhile in one of my tanks. I recommend connecting a sponge filter to the inlet. You get a little extra filtration and a second chance for fish to get at food before its gone. Oh, it diffuses the current too.
I dont remember the exact name of the growth inhibitor but I dont think it really matters since he's using them as feeders. This is ofcourse if he's thinking of it as a holding tank and not as a breeding tank.

i am not concerned about a growth inhibitor for a coup[le of reasons
1. Never heard of it ( i'm a read to belive person, give me a linkin this plz)
2. they are not on a diet of strickly golds if they were and this was tru then i might care a lil more


i would like for them to breed but since i contacted a person that has done that before with golds its just not practical in this tank ( u know who u are who told me this i don't need to name ya )

it is more of a holding tank in that right then

also i did just hook up my first sponge filter but i don't think using it to block current in the filter inlet is going to make a great idea do to the fact that big debris can't get through it and i won't be able to use the FX5 for the machanical filtration that i need and or want out of it ( good idea though)
ill psot pics with the sponge filters in there hopefully tomorow i am waiting to get one more bubble stone for the sponge and then i can hook it up

i do think that just upgrading to larger golds will be the best idea at this point they will not be affected by the current as bad

 

[koop171]

also the death count now is 36 to bring the % up to 7.2% mostly due to the filter inlet i think and for a term of 4 days is about 1.8% a day i don't think that that is bad at all


P.S. sry i couldn'y make this all one big post

 

[Druu]

Since someone doesn't care enough about possible threats to the welfare of his/her fish to spend 5 seconds on google, here it is: http://www.austinsturtlepage.com/Articles/Thiaminase.htm

I'm sure there are more reputable sites out there with the same information, but I'll let you folks explore that on your own as I already know not to use goldfish as feeders. My platys and guppies will just have to accept that their children will gradually be taken away by a small blue net and be fed to my bichir...

 

[Druu]

also the death count now is 36 to bring the % up to 7.2% mostly due to the filter inlet i think and for a term of 4 days is about 1.8% a day i don't think that that is bad at all


P.S. sry i couldn'y make this all one big post

Not 1.8% per day... Since you have dieoff daily, the total number decreases and the percentage that each individual accounts for rises. You should keep a running count of the percentage lost per day to be sure that it is not increasing.

 

[koop171]

the daterate i go off of is total number i had to begin with 500 no the total number i have at the beginning of the day that number is to hard to keep track of

 

[WyldFya]

Thread closed due to OP's request.