Regardless of my lack of taste for bichirs, very interesting behavior. Almost as if they have a schedule lol.
? on those tumors.
What a joy it is to have Multiple Tank Syndrome!
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Regardless of my lack of taste for bichirs, very interesting behavior. Almost as if they have a schedule lol.
? on those tumors.
Sun comes in through the window, so I wonder if the sun coming through at different angles throughout the day triggers something
Updating this thread with some of the other perks of Multiple Tank Syndrome that I mentioned in other threads but have yet to put here and could be a good addition to the thread.
In light of my recent leaky tank (monsterfishkeepers.com/forums/threads/my-tank-with-fish-in-it-is-leaking.745503/), I feel indescribably fortunate to have a second tank of the exact same size on hand (or in other words, literally the perfect place to put the fish until their original tank is resealed). I am not alone in having an experience like this either:
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Additionally, the way my several tanks ended up has helped me refine my past dream monster stock into a far more compatible mix, both in terms of the fish and how the tanks fit in the house.
My original plan, thought of back in 2018 when I just started keeping species I have now and had much less knowledge, was to get a custom built 4000 liter tank for a pangasius catfish I had at the time and have almost all of the various species listed in my signature's 473 liters in with it. However, that plan had a number of holes in it dealing with practicality, size, and compatibility as well as aesthetics, that having a pair of 473 liter tanks instead of the 4000 liter helped me realize:
-There was nowhere to put the 4000 liter tank without substantial home renovations. I had been aiming to get money for those renovations, but my cousin was never really on board with them and never had been.
-The 4000 liter would not have been big enough for the pangasius catfish anyway. I didn't realize this until after the pangasius died from columnaris before it got too big for its growout, however, but it was fortunate that I realized it before I got another.
-Even in a big enough tank, literally everything I had planned to put with the pangasius would become lunch sooner or later. I thought I could circumvent this by feeding well enough, but now I am wiser than I was then and know predatory fish are usually too unpredictable to bank on that.
-Doing water replacements on a tank that size is back-breakingly impractical without drilled pipes to automate it, which I didn't know about at the time and didn't plan for. So maintaining the tank would have been a real pain had it ended up the way it did.
In contrast, water replacements on a pair of 473 liters is, to me, a fun activity.
-Planned for that tank, as stated before, was almost everything in the 473 liters as well. The only exceptions being the roseline sharks and pink tail chalceus, which had their places on my wishlist taken at the time by bala sharks and tinfoil barbs.
Those, however, ended up going off it eventually. I came to realize that not only did I give surprisingly little consideration to roseline shark and tiger barbs, but I actually preferred their colors to bala sharks and tinfoil barbs (which is just as well, since both bala sharks and tinfoil barbs are too big for a 473 liter). The tiger barbs, however, were eventually overtaken preference-wise by the chalceus, which I also prefer to the tinfoil barbs for its carnivorous instead of herbivorous-leaning omnivorous diet (so I don't have to worry about it getting too much protein from all the meaty foods its loach tankmates will get), its pink tail, its larger scales, and its more streamlined shape.
-I have long since lost interest in having pangasius anyway. Truth be told, I'm not really sure why I used to want one in the first place.
So, after the pangasius died, I was at a bit of a loss for what to do, as the rest of the fish still needed an upgrade. The pair of 473 liters was absolutely ideal for that, as they fit nicely in 2 select spots of the house without requiring home renovations, could be agreed on with my cousin, are pleasant to maintain, and are enough space for all the species I want, even being enough for the vast majority of species in the unwisely-planned pangasius tank.
And those are the additional benefits of this syndrome that I have to add. But I'm sure there are more I'll realize later and add when I do.
In light of my recent leaky tank (monsterfishkeepers.com/forums/threads/my-tank-with-fish-in-it-is-leaking.745503/), I feel indescribably fortunate to have a second tank of the exact same size on hand (or in other words, literally the perfect place to put the fish until their original tank is resealed). I am not alone in having an experience like this either:
Earthquake damage finally got the better
Over the last couple years, there have been about a half dozen tremors, and one 5.5 earthquake here on Isla Taboga. They were enough to rattle my 180 gal tanks seams sufficiently enough to cause up to maybe up to 20 gallons per day leakage. And with our islands water facility being off line for...
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New tank setup
I arrived home last night after being away for Xmas. I didn’t realize I was doing a leak test while I was away ?? I forgot to drain the entire tank before I left, at least it held while I was away. Though I did want to be home for that test. I manage to get out and buy the heater for the tank...
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Additionally, the way my several tanks ended up has helped me refine my past dream monster stock into a far more compatible mix, both in terms of the fish and how the tanks fit in the house.
My original plan, thought of back in 2018 when I just started keeping species I have now and had much less knowledge, was to get a custom built 4000 liter tank for a pangasius catfish I had at the time and have almost all of the various species listed in my signature's 473 liters in with it. However, that plan had a number of holes in it dealing with practicality, size, and compatibility as well as aesthetics, that having a pair of 473 liter tanks instead of the 4000 liter helped me realize:
-There was nowhere to put the 4000 liter tank without substantial home renovations. I had been aiming to get money for those renovations, but my cousin was never really on board with them and never had been.
-The 4000 liter would not have been big enough for the pangasius catfish anyway. I didn't realize this until after the pangasius died from columnaris before it got too big for its growout, however, but it was fortunate that I realized it before I got another.
-Even in a big enough tank, literally everything I had planned to put with the pangasius would become lunch sooner or later. I thought I could circumvent this by feeding well enough, but now I am wiser than I was then and know predatory fish are usually too unpredictable to bank on that.
-Doing water replacements on a tank that size is back-breakingly impractical without drilled pipes to automate it, which I didn't know about at the time and didn't plan for. So maintaining the tank would have been a real pain had it ended up the way it did.
In contrast, water replacements on a pair of 473 liters is, to me, a fun activity.
-Planned for that tank, as stated before, was almost everything in the 473 liters as well. The only exceptions being the roseline sharks and pink tail chalceus, which had their places on my wishlist taken at the time by bala sharks and tinfoil barbs.
Those, however, ended up going off it eventually. I came to realize that not only did I give surprisingly little consideration to roseline shark and tiger barbs, but I actually preferred their colors to bala sharks and tinfoil barbs (which is just as well, since both bala sharks and tinfoil barbs are too big for a 473 liter). The tiger barbs, however, were eventually overtaken preference-wise by the chalceus, which I also prefer to the tinfoil barbs for its carnivorous instead of herbivorous-leaning omnivorous diet (so I don't have to worry about it getting too much protein from all the meaty foods its loach tankmates will get), its pink tail, its larger scales, and its more streamlined shape.
-I have long since lost interest in having pangasius anyway. Truth be told, I'm not really sure why I used to want one in the first place.
So, after the pangasius died, I was at a bit of a loss for what to do, as the rest of the fish still needed an upgrade. The pair of 473 liters was absolutely ideal for that, as they fit nicely in 2 select spots of the house without requiring home renovations, could be agreed on with my cousin, are pleasant to maintain, and are enough space for all the species I want, even being enough for the vast majority of species in the unwisely-planned pangasius tank.
And those are the additional benefits of this syndrome that I have to add. But I'm sure there are more I'll realize later and add when I do.
As a bichir keeper for the better part of the past decade, I hope one sneaks through your plumbing and eats all your tetras 
As a bichir keeper for the better part of the past decade, I hope one sneaks through your plumbing and eats all your tetras
Should I start hoping hungry piranhas in search of drinking cattle get a bit lost and instead find their way into your bichir tanks? ?
Fortunately for my green neons and cardinals, they have relatives that can avenge them if what you hope for happens!
What can I say, I do not like fish that are not only completely lackluster with regards to appeal but pose a serious threat to my favorites as well!
As for the thread topic, how many tanks in total do you have? Just the 2 in your signature?
All in good fun 
Part of the fun of the hobby is there's something for everybody!
At the moment yes I've just got the 2. The most I ever had at once was probably 8 or 9 in college.. Have dabbled in a bit of everything - full blown reef tanks from small 10g up to 55g, and a pretty wide variety of freshwater over the years. Quite a bit of time with cichlids but almost always had bichirs in some form or another.
I don't know that I'll ever get back up to having more than a couple of tanks at any one time, but it's more of a lack of time considering my other hobbies and work schedule. (There's always an itch in the back of my head to set up another salt tank though)
Part of the fun of the hobby is there's something for everybody!At the moment yes I've just got the 2. The most I ever had at once was probably 8 or 9 in college.. Have dabbled in a bit of everything - full blown reef tanks from small 10g up to 55g, and a pretty wide variety of freshwater over the years. Quite a bit of time with cichlids but almost always had bichirs in some form or another.
I don't know that I'll ever get back up to having more than a couple of tanks at any one time, but it's more of a lack of time considering my other hobbies and work schedule. (There's always an itch in the back of my head to set up another salt tank though)
