WHAT IS ASIAN STYLE TAKE A LOOK !!!
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I've yet to see something like that here in the Philippines but many people here frown on that style of stocking as far as I can figure out.killerfish;3015566; said:As far as i know the only reason for the term " asian style " is because it seems to be a populer trend in Japan, China, Thiland and other asian countries i could be wrong but i know for a fact there are a few white people with asian style tanks
Mabye were looking at the term asian style all wrong mabye the names just means to imply that you have a crazy kick ass ninja tank thats just a little to over populated
Aslo I just noticed there are several of these threads going right now Oppps
Yeah alot of the ones in the first pic look un healthy but in some of the other pics even the second to the last one with the Arapamia the fish look pretty damn good on the out side at least
You've never met Channarox have youLupin;3015736; said:
nahh hes no Toospicynoodle but he is a fan of over stocked tanks
Oh come on, cass... I thought my use of the smiley would hint that I wasn't being entirely serious.cassharper;3015700; said:
those are what i call monster tanks. 
i believe that most asians like me prefer to have a crowded tank. but i can say that the maintenance of such tanks are hell lots of work. i have to wash my filters every 2-3 wks and everytime the sludge is very thick. the peak of my tank was close to 40 fish in the range of 3"-18" in my 4'x2'x2'. now i "only" have 20+ fishes ranging from 3"-18" in the same tank.
when i had around 30 fish in there:
the above picture was taken during my water change. i have some driftwood and bogwood in the tank for the smaller fish to hide.
my current list of fish:
Polypteriformes:
3 x Endlicheri (Polypterus endlicheri endlicheri) (2 x 10" 1 x 18")
1 x Long Fin Senegal (Polypterus senegalus) (11")
1 x Albino Senegal (Polypterus senegalus) (10")
1 x Delhezi (Polypterus delhezi) (13")
1 x Ornate (Polypterus ornatipinnis) (5")
1 x Zaire Green (Polypterus retropinnis) (12")
Characin:
2 x Metynnis hypsauchen (5")
Catfish:
1 x Lima Shovelnose (Sorubim lima) (13")
1 x False Jaguar (Liosomadoras morrowi) (6")
2 x Spotted Raphael (Agamyxis pectinifrons) (3")
1 x L002 (Panaque sp.) (4")
1 x Albino Adonis (Acanthicus adonis) (6")
1 x Tigrinus (Brachyplatystoma tigrinum) (18")
1 x Gulper (Asterophysus batrachus) (5")
1 x L001 (Pterygoplichthys joselimaianus) (6")
Loach:
3 x Clown Loach (Chromobotia macracanthus) (3", 4", 5")
Stingray:
2 x Marbled Motoro (Potamotrygon motoro) (6", 12")
Spiny Eel:
2 x Fire Eel (Mastacembelus erythrotaenia) (18")
1 x Peacock Eel (Macrognathus siamensis) (4")
i believe that most asians like me prefer to have a crowded tank. but i can say that the maintenance of such tanks are hell lots of work. i have to wash my filters every 2-3 wks and everytime the sludge is very thick. the peak of my tank was close to 40 fish in the range of 3"-18" in my 4'x2'x2'. now i "only" have 20+ fishes ranging from 3"-18" in the same tank.
when i had around 30 fish in there:
the above picture was taken during my water change. i have some driftwood and bogwood in the tank for the smaller fish to hide.
my current list of fish:
Polypteriformes:
3 x Endlicheri (Polypterus endlicheri endlicheri) (2 x 10" 1 x 18")
1 x Long Fin Senegal (Polypterus senegalus) (11")
1 x Albino Senegal (Polypterus senegalus) (10")
1 x Delhezi (Polypterus delhezi) (13")
1 x Ornate (Polypterus ornatipinnis) (5")
1 x Zaire Green (Polypterus retropinnis) (12")
Characin:
2 x Metynnis hypsauchen (5")
Catfish:
1 x Lima Shovelnose (Sorubim lima) (13")
1 x False Jaguar (Liosomadoras morrowi) (6")
2 x Spotted Raphael (Agamyxis pectinifrons) (3")
1 x L002 (Panaque sp.) (4")
1 x Albino Adonis (Acanthicus adonis) (6")
1 x Tigrinus (Brachyplatystoma tigrinum) (18")
1 x Gulper (Asterophysus batrachus) (5")
1 x L001 (Pterygoplichthys joselimaianus) (6")
Loach:
3 x Clown Loach (Chromobotia macracanthus) (3", 4", 5")
Stingray:
2 x Marbled Motoro (Potamotrygon motoro) (6", 12")
Spiny Eel:
2 x Fire Eel (Mastacembelus erythrotaenia) (18")
1 x Peacock Eel (Macrognathus siamensis) (4")
My landlord has my family housed "asian style" 
Since Schmike posted his tank, I'll do so as well. *LOL*
These shots were taken right after a WC so the water is not fully settled yet.
Frontal Shots:
Side Shot:
It's terrible coz the glare is so bad you can't see anything but if I use the flash...you get the reflection of the flash
Tank Size: 250 gallons (5' x 2.5'x 2.75')
Filters: 2x Eheim 2260, 1x 2078
Media: Combination of Coral Chips, Biohome and Ceremic Rings
Substrate: Mixture of fine Coral and River Sand
Comments: My tank have been disease free for over 4 years despite being overstocked. There is also minimal aggression in the tank. You get the occassional mouth wrestling and tail nipping but nothing serious.
The Fish:-
Catfish
3x Spotted Raphaels (around 4" each)
2x Gulper Cats (5.5" each)
1x Syno Cat - I think it's a hybrid ( 6.5")
Stingrays
1x Motoro (5") - In the tank for only a few months
1x Marble Motoro (6.5") - In the tank for only a few months
Cichlids
2x Geophagus Altifrons (8.5" each)
2x Satanoperca Jurupari (7" each)
1x Vieja Argentea (7")
1x Buttikoferis Tilapia (8")
2x Crenicichla sp Venezuela (13")
1x Crenicichla sp Venezuela (11")
1x Crenicichla sp Red Tapajos (10")
1x Electric Yellow ( 4")
7x Green Severums (2.5") - These were meant to be feeders but they are thriving so .......
Eels
1x Fire Eel (18")
1x Fire Eel (15")
Bichirs
1x Short Body Albino Senegal (7")
1x Endi (12")
1x "Zaire Green" P. retropinnis (10")
Others
1x Coal Grunter (4")
2x Red Hooks (6")
1x FRT (10")
1x FRT (8")
Total Fishes: 34
Total Turtles: 2
These shots were taken right after a WC so the water is not fully settled yet.
Frontal Shots:
Side Shot:
It's terrible coz the glare is so bad you can't see anything but if I use the flash...you get the reflection of the flash
Tank Size: 250 gallons (5' x 2.5'x 2.75')
Filters: 2x Eheim 2260, 1x 2078
Media: Combination of Coral Chips, Biohome and Ceremic Rings
Substrate: Mixture of fine Coral and River Sand
Comments: My tank have been disease free for over 4 years despite being overstocked. There is also minimal aggression in the tank. You get the occassional mouth wrestling and tail nipping but nothing serious.
The Fish:-
Catfish
3x Spotted Raphaels (around 4" each)
2x Gulper Cats (5.5" each)
1x Syno Cat - I think it's a hybrid ( 6.5")
Stingrays
1x Motoro (5") - In the tank for only a few months
1x Marble Motoro (6.5") - In the tank for only a few months
Cichlids
2x Geophagus Altifrons (8.5" each)
2x Satanoperca Jurupari (7" each)
1x Vieja Argentea (7")
1x Buttikoferis Tilapia (8")
2x Crenicichla sp Venezuela (13")
1x Crenicichla sp Venezuela (11")
1x Crenicichla sp Red Tapajos (10")
1x Electric Yellow ( 4")
7x Green Severums (2.5") - These were meant to be feeders but they are thriving so .......
Eels
1x Fire Eel (18")
1x Fire Eel (15")
Bichirs
1x Short Body Albino Senegal (7")
1x Endi (12")
1x "Zaire Green" P. retropinnis (10")
Others
1x Coal Grunter (4")
2x Red Hooks (6")
1x FRT (10")
1x FRT (8")
Total Fishes: 34
Total Turtles: 2
well,, you can't blame the people. They themselves live in crowded areas probably worse than their tanks. I myself live in a room just a little bigger than a 1000 gallon tank.
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