everytime one of these fishkeepers criticizes monsterfishkeeping, it is the equivalent of a little leaguer criticizing a major league all star
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njackson;2550262; said:
I think it's the teenage boys who will love this tank the most.
Cichlaholics Anonymous;2550922; said:
People aren't criticizing monsterfishkeeping, they're criticizing mfking in too small a tank.
Personally I think the tank looks amazing but then I start thinking of the fish who have to be jam packed in there 24/7 365 days a year.
And they're not done growing yet. I agree with whoever said the tank is to please the owner and doesn't take the best interest of the fish into account.On the other hand, it could be worse. Obviously your keeping up with water conditions and they're def being fed well.
Bottom line, I think they could use a bigger tank to have more personal space.
I'm on the fence about it. On the one hand I know how much time, effort and skill goes into maintaining that setup. You deserve credit for that. But on the other hand I have to think that there is a degree of stress in living in such cramped quarters with so many other large (non-schooling fish).
I think a good question to consider is, are you satisfying the fishes need for adequate space to swim freely, or are you satisfying your own desire to collect as many exotic species as you are able to fit in your tank? You are obviously satisfying their dietary needs and the need for excellent water quality, but I think you might not be providing them with adequate space. "Adequate" space is obviously a subjective term. You have some awesome trophies in your display case, but your trophies are living creatures that probably deserve more freedom to swim around without bumping into their tankmates.
I think it's safe to say that for a lot of us (myself included) this fish keeping business is like crack. Sometimes we need to take a step back and think about what's best for the fish and not feed the desire to hoard them to the point that one missed water change or a power outage will result in an ammonia spike that will leave them all dead.
Full disclosure: in my 6'X3'x2' 270G, I have a Silver Aro, Tiger oscar, 5 Red Hook Silver Dollars, 4 Bala Sharks, 8 Clown Loaches and a Pink Tail Chalceus. I think I am overstocked but I admit that I have recently been thinking about adding more Clown Loaches. Hi, my name is Alex and I am addicted to the thrill of new additions to my tank.
I think a good question to consider is, are you satisfying the fishes need for adequate space to swim freely, or are you satisfying your own desire to collect as many exotic species as you are able to fit in your tank? You are obviously satisfying their dietary needs and the need for excellent water quality, but I think you might not be providing them with adequate space. "Adequate" space is obviously a subjective term. You have some awesome trophies in your display case, but your trophies are living creatures that probably deserve more freedom to swim around without bumping into their tankmates.
I think it's safe to say that for a lot of us (myself included) this fish keeping business is like crack. Sometimes we need to take a step back and think about what's best for the fish and not feed the desire to hoard them to the point that one missed water change or a power outage will result in an ammonia spike that will leave them all dead.
Full disclosure: in my 6'X3'x2' 270G, I have a Silver Aro, Tiger oscar, 5 Red Hook Silver Dollars, 4 Bala Sharks, 8 Clown Loaches and a Pink Tail Chalceus. I think I am overstocked but I admit that I have recently been thinking about adding more Clown Loaches. Hi, my name is Alex and I am addicted to the thrill of new additions to my tank.
Its the everyday run of the mill fishkeepers with little knowledge and experience that have problems with this.
Take the practical fishkeeping magazine/forum. Im on a pre-mod on the forum over cos i get flamed due to my tanks and the fish that i keep.
You get used to such people with working in the trade
Take the practical fishkeeping magazine/forum. Im on a pre-mod on the forum over cos i get flamed due to my tanks and the fish that i keep.
You get used to such people with working in the trade
I used to use youtube. I misused it to flame a classmate. But Ive been in flamewars. Most ppl go on youtube when theyre wasted, and those even offended ME reading them, but just ignore it.
His water quality is probably still better than yours.inth3shadows;2550298; said:
24/7 drip or auto w/c, heard of it?
