When I was little I had two snakes and the person that gave them to me said to keep them in a small tank and not feed them a lot and they would grow to the size of their enviorment. When I got a fish tank I basically took that same consept and applied it to fish. I thought that if a fish was in a small pondh without a lot of food it would not get very big and a fish in a big pond with a lot of food would get very big and I didn't think that their was any thing wrong with that. Now I see that purposely stunting a fish is wrong. It's by far and away not the worst thing I've done to a fish but it's certainly not the best. But saying that that I can't take care of anything is narrow minded. I have the happyest most spoiled dog in the world. I am fix the problem but I still don't think that it should be consitered animal abuse.
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Snook000;4489321; said:
This is where you cross the line of being neglected by your parents. Also ignorant to a hobby you like yourself. Didn't you ever google pictures of the fish you own and realize, dam I am not smart for purchasing these HUGE fish.
I knew they would get big but thought in a small tank they wouldn't and I didn't see anything wrong with it, but now I do
Is 1 JD, 1 small cichlid, 1 bircher(can't spell it), 1 datnoid or 2 pictus cats, and my smowflake eel ok.
But you are able or willing to do necessary care so I wouldn't put much in the tank. If you want the snowflake you need to change the tank to brackish because they are not freshwater.
I am pretty sure you were told several times that the snowflake needs to be put into a brackish environment. That would make it incompatible with the others.
You are making it very clear that you have no intention of doing weekly 50% water changes. A weekly 50% water change is what a properly stocked tank needs. If you are only going to do monthly changes (1/4 of what is needed) than you can only stock 1/4 the number of fish.
You are making it very clear that you have no intention of doing weekly 50% water changes. A weekly 50% water change is what a properly stocked tank needs. If you are only going to do monthly changes (1/4 of what is needed) than you can only stock 1/4 the number of fish.
