Possible to tell?
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I really dont understand this.. Rhom grows so slow.. 1" per year, but all the rhom we see in fish store are wild caught.. How can nature restock them fast enough and not making them go extinct?
Its virtually impossible to breed rhom in captivity, 2 rhoms cant tolerate each other, they grow so slow.. I always wonder...
Same thing goes for those elongatus.. HOW?
My next project, 120G, 2 rhoms...same tank (baby to start with) ^^
I still believe that if a male and a female (but the problem is I cant tell, they all look the same to me, just like puffer fish).. they wouldnt kill each other..
Just like my boss use to tell me, cant keep 2 asian arowana in same tank, or one would get beat up.. but I seen people house 2+ arowana in same tank without any problem..
Its virtually impossible to breed rhom in captivity, 2 rhoms cant tolerate each other, they grow so slow.. I always wonder...
Same thing goes for those elongatus.. HOW?
My next project, 120G, 2 rhoms...same tank (baby to start with) ^^
I still believe that if a male and a female (but the problem is I cant tell, they all look the same to me, just like puffer fish).. they wouldnt kill each other..
Just like my boss use to tell me, cant keep 2 asian arowana in same tank, or one would get beat up.. but I seen people house 2+ arowana in same tank without any problem..
Rhoms are really really common in the wild..that's probably why the ones being taken out for the aquarium trade barely make a dent in their populations.
exactly,
plus the only real way to tell is a DNA test.
and a 120 is still smalll even for a 6-8" individual none the less 2
trya 180 and try it with say about 5 fish all about 3-4" and grow them out and see if they can live together.
make sure there are lots of hiding places and plants for them to hide incase they get picked on
plus the only real way to tell is a DNA test.
and a 120 is still smalll even for a 6-8" individual none the less 2
trya 180 and try it with say about 5 fish all about 3-4" and grow them out and see if they can live together.
make sure there are lots of hiding places and plants for them to hide incase they get picked on
Bsixxx;974002; said:
That's like burning money... (DNA etc etc)
I was hoping to buy a few rhom and dump them into the same tank and see what happen..
got some great deals on 10"-12" diamond for $200, peru $180..
Its been only bred in captivity twice.. Imagine the cost of a true breeding pair...
Either they produce thousand of babies at once, else.. a very slow growing solitary fish which cannabalism their mate, and be very common in the wild...That doesnt add up to the equation...
Not a good idea in my opinion. I would try in a 300 gallon or something where they could actually get out of each others sight for a while, but a 120? I dont think it will work.
rhoms also grow much faster in the wild
in captivity they grow only 6" in the first year then 1" after that
rhoms are just like salmon and such since even though people eat tons of them they still reproduce faster so they wont become extinct
in captivity they grow only 6" in the first year then 1" after that
rhoms are just like salmon and such since even though people eat tons of them they still reproduce faster so they wont become extinct