Why I disagree when people say 75 gallons is suitable for jags.
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Ya know....I just LOVE this post. I'm gonna bookmark it, and paste links to it whenever the tank size debates start.
I've given up with the "tank - fish size" argument..
But a jag in a 75? Who the hell thinks thats possible???
I had a geophagus brasiliensis in a 400ltr (approx 100g) 5ft tank and he dwarfed that thing at 12-13 inches. Its not a fts (I don't think I ever got a fts while he was big
) but you can still see how small he makes that tank look..
Please excuse the pellets, I was trying for an open mouth shot, I never did get one.
Anyone recommending a jag for a 75 needs to get new gasses imo.
But a jag in a 75? Who the hell thinks thats possible???
I had a geophagus brasiliensis in a 400ltr (approx 100g) 5ft tank and he dwarfed that thing at 12-13 inches. Its not a fts (I don't think I ever got a fts while he was big
) but you can still see how small he makes that tank look..Please excuse the pellets, I was trying for an open mouth shot, I never did get one.
Anyone recommending a jag for a 75 needs to get new gasses imo.
Thanks! Please do. A lot of people are under the impression jags only get an inch or two over a foot which obviously isn't true and the biggest thing people fail to realize is the massive girth they attain (especially big males) when they get older. I will say keeping them in a 75 is fine for the first couple of years but ultimately people who keep them in anything less than a 180 aren't doing their fish any favors and are depriving themselves of seeing them reach their full potential. If Ivan was in a 300 gallon+ tank I'm pretty certain he would have grown a little more.
He's a pretty fish.I've given up with the "tank - fish size" argument..
But a jag in a 75? Who the hell thinks thats possible???
I had a geophagus brasiliensis in a 400ltr (approx 100g) 5ft tank and he dwarfed that thing at 12-13 inches. Its not a fts (I don't think I ever got a fts while he was big
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Please excuse the pellets, I was trying for an open mouth shot, I never did get one.
Anyone recommending a jag for a 75 needs to get new gasses imo.
Although I also believe they're too intelligent a fish to be kept in bare tanks by themselves. But that's an argument for a different thread
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