Ok, so I was wondering since everyone says that most monster fish like 10"+ Cichlids and others need like 100+ gallon aquariums, then why do all the LFS have these huge monsters in little 10 gallon setups? I know they are counting on people to buy them but they have so many that they stay there for a long time. I have seen fish there for more than a year! I even saw a 10 gallon with like 15 small cichlids and a small avacado puffer that was chasing one around nipping at it constantly. So my question is, is all this room really needed for a fish or are the LFS just crazy?
Question about fish at LFS....
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Lots of things are possible, with enough filtration and water changing. I've bred Jack Dempsey's in tanks that really weren't large enough to properly house a single JD, let alone a pair. The LFS aren't necessarily crazy, but they probably aren't as concerned with the odd fish death as most of us are. If a fish dies it costs them less than it does those of us who paid retail for the fish. I do wonder what they're thinking when I see large/expensive fish housed improperly at the LFS, because if they die it's probably more of a loss...
LFS only put them in small tanks because they are supposed to be housing them temporarily.
As for space think of it like getting a marathon runner and putting him in a football stadium, he will soon get bored of running in circles.
As for space think of it like getting a marathon runner and putting him in a football stadium, he will soon get bored of running in circles.
yeah i know it sucks but thru things like this u can see the difference of a good LFS from a bad.
Ussually its the small LFS that uses 10 gal tanks to house everything.
A decent LFS would use a 20 gal for all small fishes and will have bigger tanks for monster fishes.
Ussually its the small LFS that uses 10 gal tanks to house everything.
A decent LFS would use a 20 gal for all small fishes and will have bigger tanks for monster fishes.
It's due to the size of most LFS, they only have limited space. Can you imagine trying to house all the monsters in more appropriate sized tanks? That wouldn't make any sense, the fish come in and hopefully move out of the tanks quickly. Just about every tank in your LFS is grossly overcrowded, but they can't really help it. I think that I should stress that by no means should a fully grown monster fish be housed permanently in a ten or twenty gallon. Now that's a real tragedy...
At our store, most fish are turned weekly. We recieve several shipments a week to replace sold stock. I will say though that we have too many Africans for the tanks they're in. Most of the filters are undergravel and if a powerhead fails, massive death.