Post Pics of Your Limas

[sbuse]

Tigs, rtc's, and tsn's are overrated and have become rediculously common on this site. And I'm sure this thread is 80% bumps after my previous two posts.

tsns are my #1 all time cats and i miss the sh^t out of mine...i almost cry when i look at the last vid of them that i have...the reason they are more populare is that they are common and cheap...here i can get 2-3 tsns for the price of my lima and 6 tsns for the price of my jurunese...tigs just look badass so ya...

^ and the lima don't get as big as a rtc's, and tsn'. they stay a small size and u don't have to keep them in a pond.

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i wouldn't go so far as to say a lima doesn't need a pond, but they don't get as big as the others...

 

[jclyde13]

tsns are my #1 all time cats and i miss the sh^t out of mine...i almost cry when i look at the last vid of them that i have...the reason they are more populare is that they are common and cheap...here i can get 2-3 tsns for the price of my lima and 6 tsns for the price of my jurunese...tigs just look badass so ya...



i wouldn't go so far as to say a lima doesn't need a pond, but they don't get as big as the others...

Why would a lima need a pond, when their maximum size is usually under 24"?

 

[sbuse]

cause they can get bigger then 24" and if you put them in a pond you can have many many more then any tank can hold...

 

[jclyde13]

cause they can get bigger then 24" and if you put them in a pond you can have many many more then any tank can hold...

They can get over 24", but they don't normally. A 24"+ lima is extremely rare, but even if you were lucky enough to grow one that big, it could still be housed in an aquarium, and just because a pond would allow you to own more of them doesn't mean they need a pond.

 

[sbuse]

They can get over 24", but they don't normally. A 24"+ lima is extremely rare, but even if you were lucky enough to grow one that big, it could still be housed in an aquarium, and just because a pond would allow you to own more of them doesn't mean they need a pond.

still is a chance...could it be that alot don't cause they are mostly kept in tanks?...either way the room for more is more then enough of a reason to keep them in ponds aswell...did you see 'chinooks' cat? that was atleast 24" with the 24" rtcs as refurance...maybe they are getting larger more and more often as i am seeing more big ones now then ever before, because they are kept in ponds...

 

[jclyde13]

still is a chance...could it be that alot don't cause they are mostly kept in tanks?...either way the room for more is more then enough of a reason to keep them in ponds aswell...did you see 'chinooks' cat? that was atleast 24" with the 24" rtcs as refurance...maybe they are getting larger more and more often as i am seeing more big ones now then ever before, because they are kept in ponds...

I really doubt their size is related to whether they were kept in ponds, especially since some tanks are larger than the average indoor pond. And if a fish is able to easily move around and is well fed, then there is no reason to believe that its growth is being stunted. imo, a 6x2 tank is fine for an adult lima.

 

[Loves severums]

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[sbuse]

I really doubt their size is related to whether they were kept in ponds, especially since some tanks are larger than the average indoor pond. And if a fish is able to easily move around and is well fed, then there is no reason to believe that its growth is being stunted. imo, a 6x2 tank is fine for an adult lima.

that tank size would be fine, but take this into account...with my tsns for an example...when all three were in the 20gal...they took a month and a half to get to 5" from 3"...when i put them into the 180gal at 5" they got to 22-24" in the remaining 4-5 months that i have had them...another example with the lima...it put on an inch or 2 in the 55gal...then in the same time frame when i put it into the 180 gal it has put on more then that...i think like 3-4" or something like that as i can't recall how long i have had it to its size diff, but alot slower growth in the 55gal...my aros...a few months in a 55gal and they go from 2-3" to 4-6" a few months in the 180gal they go from 4-6" to 1'...imo the more space a young fish has the larger it will grow in a shorter time...thus if you were to keep the same fish size to house size ratio they should surpass the norm...like all my fishes have...till that ratio is reduced then they get to normal rates...just my exp and opinon...

 

[Loves severums]

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[jclyde13]

that tank size would be fine, but take this into account...with my tsns for an example...when all three were in the 20gal...they took a month and a half to get to 5" from 3"...when i put them into the 180gal at 5" they got to 22-24" in the remaining 4-5 months that i have had them...another example with the lima...it put on an inch or 2 in the 55gal...then in the same time frame when i put it into the 180 gal it has put on more then that...i think like 3-4" or something like that as i can't recall how long i have had it to its size diff, but alot slower growth in the 55gal...my aros...a few months in a 55gal and they go from 2-3" to 4-6" a few months in the 180gal they go from 4-6" to 1'...imo the more space a young fish has the larger it will grow in a shorter time...thus if you were to keep the same fish size to house size ratio they should surpass the norm...like all my fishes have...till that ratio is reduced then they get to normal rates...just my exp and opinon...

That has more to do with water quality than tank size, the growth of a fish is never directly related to the size of the container it is housed in as long as it is able to move without difficulty. I think that the reason you had these experiences is due to the fact that good water quality is easier to maintain in a larger tank, especially with large fish that produce a lot of waste, and fish grow more/faster when they are kept in cleaner water. (btw, there are many other members who also support this theory, so I'm not just making this stuff up. )