Problem with bluergill and green sunfish fighting
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Blue gill grow to be 12-15" long. And you want to keep one in a 20? Not only do you want to keep one in a 20, you think you are doing things properly as its twice the size tank you had before. Wow.
Please consider euthanasia.... its better than animal abuse.
The filter you have on the gold fish tank is about 1/10 the size of the filter you need. No wonder the water looks like death soup.
Please consider euthanasia.... its better than animal abuse.
The filter you have on the gold fish tank is about 1/10 the size of the filter you need. No wonder the water looks like death soup.
i will upgrade the bluegill when it gets big. you guys can **** off as i spent over $200 today buying tanks and stuff for my fish so you guys need to shut up.
kdrun76;3441332; said:Blue gill grow to be 12-15" long. And you want to keep one in a 20? Not only do you want to keep one in a 20, you think you are doing things properly as its twice the size tank you had before. Wow.
Please consider euthanasia.... its better than animal abuse.
The filter you have on the gold fish tank is about 1/10 the size of the filter you need. No wonder the water looks like death soup.
that is a 50 gallon filter and you are full of bull**** if you think i need a 500 gallon filter for a 55gallon tank
Its a general concept that for a well stocked tank you need lots of turnover. So with the volume of waste producers you need 500GPH Stress the GPH. A 50gph filters all the water once an hour.
How would you like to sit in a bathroom with however many other guys where the air only changes 1 time an hour?
Its a harsh reality when you learn what it takes to properly house big beautiful fish... but its cruel to just ignore their requirements.
Oh and by the way, you're going to need to let your tank cycle before you put fish in it.
Listen to these people they know theyre stuff and are helpful.
Welcome to real fishkeeping by the way.
How would you like to sit in a bathroom with however many other guys where the air only changes 1 time an hour?
Its a harsh reality when you learn what it takes to properly house big beautiful fish... but its cruel to just ignore their requirements.
Oh and by the way, you're going to need to let your tank cycle before you put fish in it.
Listen to these people they know theyre stuff and are helpful.
Welcome to real fishkeeping by the way.
Darkness9876;3441450; said:Its a general concept that for a well stocked tank you need lots of turnover. So with the volume of waste producers you need 500GPH Stress the GPH. A 50gph filters all the water once an hour.
How would you like to sit in a bathroom with however many other guys where the air only changes 1 time an hour?
Its a harsh reality when you learn what it takes to properly house big beautiful fish... but its cruel to just ignore their requirements.
Oh and by the way, you're going to need to let your tank cycle before you put fish in it.
Listen to these people they know theyre stuff and are helpful.
Welcome to real fishkeeping by the way.
i know you need to let a tank cycle, i treated the water and am letting it age
Ageing water does NOT cycle it. It takes weeks of the filter being exposed to fish waste to fully cycle it. The bacteria are not in the water, they are in the filter. They won't grow in the filter unless the filter is exposed to fish waste. An empty tank sitting is NOT cycling. Its just sitting.
You are letting the water age? Is old water better than new water?
Swearing at the people trying to help you and telling us to shut up is probably not in the best interest of your fish, we are trying to help you. You are clearly struggling and not understanding why you are having troubles. I am sorry you don't like the answer to your question.
You are letting the water age? Is old water better than new water?
Swearing at the people trying to help you and telling us to shut up is probably not in the best interest of your fish, we are trying to help you. You are clearly struggling and not understanding why you are having troubles. I am sorry you don't like the answer to your question.
kdrun76;3441546; said:Ageing water does NOT cycle it. It takes weeks of the filter being exposed to fish waste to fully cycle it. The bacteria are not in the water, they are in the filter. They won't grow in the filter unless the filter is exposed to fish waste. An empty tank sitting is NOT cycling. Its just sitting.
You are letting the water age? Is old water better than new water?
Swearing at the people trying to help you and telling us to shut up is probably not in the best interest of your fish, we are trying to help you. You are clearly struggling and not understanding why you are having troubles. I am sorry you don't like the answer to your question.
i know, i have a filter with rocks water and waste from another tank running in there and i am not swearing at people helping, its the *******s telling me i am abgusing my fish and i should kill them all.
BTw, i am not having trouble with fish getting sick or dying, my only problem was my bluegill and snfish fighting. I have some of my fish for years and not had any problems. BTW, i have a total of 5 tanks
