The zoo around my house has a RTC and its about 2-3 feet long. Its cool but way to big for my tanks.
Which fish to go?
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If elting is telling the truth, sorry OP but all of those fish will outgrow your tank. Get rid of them all and cycle your tank first and get a Jack Dempsey and call it a day.
I agree with the above if what he says is true. Let your tank cycle and get a pair of convicts or some exodons. Just one of the fish that you own will dramatically outgrow a 46gal tank.elting44;4626321;4626321 said:
It is a 46 gallon, and this is my first tank so I did some impulse buying. I did get rid of the shovelnose. SO right now I have the clowknive, silver arrowana, and rtc. I dont want to get rid of these guys, well maybe the rtc, because I will be building my own tank next year. I really do like the fish. I know my tank is still cycling, the good thing is that my nitrates are at 5ppm so I must be close to finsihing the cycle. What im planning on doing is getting rid of the rtc temperorily by putting him in a tank from the store i bought him from or just get rid of him completly. Before I decide if I no longer want him, I want to see what my water parameters are like without him for a acouple days, then I'll tell the store that im either coming back for him or just to sell him. Also, I was searching online about rtc's and I came across a website that said some orgainzation is trying to stop pet stores from carrying them...Is this true?
How big are the fish now?
In all seriousness the RTC within time will eat all of those fish. I would bet my life on it. They grow way faster than the rest of the fish you mentioned. So keep the RTC and get a bigger tank because in due time you won't have the other fish.
In all seriousness the RTC within time will eat all of those fish. I would bet my life on it. They grow way faster than the rest of the fish you mentioned. So keep the RTC and get a bigger tank because in due time you won't have the other fish.
Cut him some slack when he started the hobby he dove right in like most do. I would get rid of the rtc because to be hinest they dont belong in a tank of any size so a pond would be better. The aro will require a 3 foot wide tank. I had one in a 75 that was given to me and i sold him at 18 inches. I have a clown knife and ive seen many in all size tanks. Some get big and some dont. I've seen 30 inchers which are probly wild caught and sold specimens. I have seen 2 footers in 200 gallon tanks and ive seen 18-20 inchers in 200+ gallon tanks. Really depends on where you get them. Mine was bought from a store who gets them from a fish farm. Tank raised specimens i would put in the max size range of 18-22 inches. These fish can make pretty sharp turns so a 18 inch wide tanks can last a good lenght of time. Ur gonna have to make a choice or ur poor water will kill them all.
All of them. You should really start over. If you like big fish,get a big tank. There are plenty of options you could do in the tank you have. But you would be best to get rid of the ones you have before they get too big and will be more difficult to rehome.jeep07;4626162; said:
AQUAMONSTER;4627315; said:
I'm trying just trying to be real. A big dive and without something soon the dive will be when he's diving in with the net to take some dead fish out. It happens to everyone, hopefully he learns at least. I'd rather kill a few and learn then keep killing fish or giving them back like some others have done.
the fish he has wont be too hard to rehome. If you keep large fish theres always someone out there who will want them
