Unless you plan on getting a tank/pond of at least several hundred gallons with enough filtration to move two thousand gallons an hour, buying frozen seafood every week at the grocery store,my 32 inch rtc goes thru 3 lbs a week,a variety of shrimp,scallopes,talapia, squid, along with some floating cichlid pellets,, get rid of the rtc.
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1st just bc someone has only one or 2 post doesnt make them a noob or troll, yes he should have looked things up an yes it is a noob question but there is kinder ways.
to ur ? u are gonna haft to upgrade tank like now lol, get at least a 55 gal but that to will be to small in no time. i didnt start at 10 gal but did start small an between tanks saved up for bigger. but if money gets tight u will haft to find them a new home for the fish health. one reason many dont like rtc bc they will eat anything even bigger tank mates. i have had a few an there very messy so u need to get good filtration or alot of water changes. u can also do what i have done really 95 percent of people here have fish that realisticly will get larger than the tank there in. you should before buying a fish that can get large is setup a home for it. find someone local that has a bigger tank than u can have an see if they would want it once its to big for yours, wont make any money really as many try to get rid of them bc they get to big. whats bad is places will sell fish like this to someones with out asking what u got going on. so if u cant upgrade soon find it a home or just give it back to store.
seems u def have the monsterfishkeeper in u but u got a long journey to go. its fun an has its ups an downs an everytank u get the next day u will want a bigger one.
as for it being bloded how offten do u feed him an how much does he eat. as they will eat an eat an eat an be huge. i had one eat an arrowana when i first started that was twice the length he had a huge bulg an the other half hang out. after a week it was all gone an a week later he was skinny again.
anyway make sure u do lots of reading an asking. most all info u need is on here. if u cant find any pm someone like myself. u can make friends on here that can help u navigate the site or even answer u ?s but get a bigger tank or new home for them asap
to ur ? u are gonna haft to upgrade tank like now lol, get at least a 55 gal but that to will be to small in no time. i didnt start at 10 gal but did start small an between tanks saved up for bigger. but if money gets tight u will haft to find them a new home for the fish health. one reason many dont like rtc bc they will eat anything even bigger tank mates. i have had a few an there very messy so u need to get good filtration or alot of water changes. u can also do what i have done really 95 percent of people here have fish that realisticly will get larger than the tank there in. you should before buying a fish that can get large is setup a home for it. find someone local that has a bigger tank than u can have an see if they would want it once its to big for yours, wont make any money really as many try to get rid of them bc they get to big. whats bad is places will sell fish like this to someones with out asking what u got going on. so if u cant upgrade soon find it a home or just give it back to store.
seems u def have the monsterfishkeeper in u but u got a long journey to go. its fun an has its ups an downs an everytank u get the next day u will want a bigger one.
as for it being bloded how offten do u feed him an how much does he eat. as they will eat an eat an eat an be huge. i had one eat an arrowana when i first started that was twice the length he had a huge bulg an the other half hang out. after a week it was all gone an a week later he was skinny again.
anyway make sure u do lots of reading an asking. most all info u need is on here. if u cant find any pm someone like myself. u can make friends on here that can help u navigate the site or even answer u ?s but get a bigger tank or new home for them asap
Okay I'll be honest, I could hardly understand a single word you said, but the part I highlighted in yellow is complete BS. Seriously, how many members do you know of on here who actually own fish that will get larger than their tanks?USMCtanker;4580855; said:
drgnfrc13;4580952; said:
lol i hope ur jokeing lol. as i seen most members (including my self) house a fish that can get huge at one time or another, hints y its called monster fish keepers lol.
drgnfrc13;4580972; said:nO i m defntLy KnoT jok3inG
ok lets see, what size tanks u got an what fish do u have
lol ill do it for ya u have a 200 plus tank witch most members dont have lol
1st ur silver arrow natural environment of the Silver Arowana is from about 75 to 82 degrees F (24-28 C) warm in the water. In the wild, Silver Arowana may reach upwards of 4 feet /120 cm in length, and a little over ten pounds in weight.
Red Belly Pacu does due to their size need large aquariums to thrive. Juveniles should never be kept in aquariums of less then 50 gallons (190 L) and adult fishes should be kept in aquarium of at least 200 gallons (700 L) or even better in an indoor pond (or outdoor if the climate permits). An aquarium for Red Bellied Pacu should be well filtered and kept at a temperature between 78-82ºF (25-28ºC)
i can go on but im sure ur jokeing as ur not that dumb. lol
even lima cat most people have those at sometime an they to in a very long time get huge. biggest Lima I have ever seen was in the National Aquarium in DC, it had to be close to 24 inches.
monsterfishkeepers keep monsters but we all no they get huge an would do better in wild, but witha good size tank an very good filtration we can keep them. now a full grow arrow in wild needs some room an they are jumpers, an like to be quite active in wild. can he do that even in ur 200 plus when he is full grown an the other fish in there are also full grown, or are u to gonna haft to get ride of a fish here an there to not have it over crowed. lol ur funny u had me thinken u where for real lol
1st ur silver arrow natural environment of the Silver Arowana is from about 75 to 82 degrees F (24-28 C) warm in the water. In the wild, Silver Arowana may reach upwards of 4 feet /120 cm in length, and a little over ten pounds in weight.
Red Belly Pacu does due to their size need large aquariums to thrive. Juveniles should never be kept in aquariums of less then 50 gallons (190 L) and adult fishes should be kept in aquarium of at least 200 gallons (700 L) or even better in an indoor pond (or outdoor if the climate permits). An aquarium for Red Bellied Pacu should be well filtered and kept at a temperature between 78-82ºF (25-28ºC)
i can go on but im sure ur jokeing as ur not that dumb. lol
even lima cat most people have those at sometime an they to in a very long time get huge. biggest Lima I have ever seen was in the National Aquarium in DC, it had to be close to 24 inches.
monsterfishkeepers keep monsters but we all no they get huge an would do better in wild, but witha good size tank an very good filtration we can keep them. now a full grow arrow in wild needs some room an they are jumpers, an like to be quite active in wild. can he do that even in ur 200 plus when he is full grown an the other fish in there are also full grown, or are u to gonna haft to get ride of a fish here an there to not have it over crowed. lol ur funny u had me thinken u where for real lol
Wow, so you are even aware of its maximum size and you still think it will get larger than my 225 gallon tank.USMCtanker;4581015; said:
Okay, I see I'm going to have to take this slow for you:
The maximum size ever recorded of a silver arowana in the wild was 47"-- that is 1 inch below 4 feet-- an arowana at that size would be about 6 inches wide and 9 or 10 inches deep. Now look at my tank's dimensions. My aquarium is 6 feet long, 2 feet wide, and 2 and a half feet tall, so if you put those dimensions into inches, they are 72", 24", and 30". Now, if you passed your 1st grade math class, then you should already know that 72 is more than 47, 24 is more than 6, and 30 is more than 10.... are you keeping up so far, or is this too complicated for you? Assuming you have understood what I've said so far, you should now realize that the world's largest arowana was, in fact, NOT larger than my aquarium, so now I am going to take it a step further: fish in captivity do not reach the same sizes as those that are found in the wild, therefore a realistic adult size is more like 35 inches, which, again assuming you passed your 1st grade math class, you should already know is even smaller than 47!
Wow, wasn't that a wonderful lesson in the proper application of common sense? Okay, now let's see if you can apply it in the same way for the pacu, good luck!
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