You could make it simple by saying that you know nothing. You're insecured, yet arrogant. You are a cheaper version of Darius, or at best, you two are "brothers from diffferent mothers!" You collected information, then turn around to talk to others like you know everything, and they know nothing. You like to claim you're better, criticize others (but you're not here to pick a fight, right?) The comment sbuse made about goldfish must hurt your feeling really bad! You talk about growing fish to adulthood or keeping them for life, but you used goldfish to cycle your tank, and then discarded them "to a good home!" No wonder you twisted words and tried so hard to make a point that there's difference between goldfish and other fish. You need to do research or fact check, before you spewed your misinformation about JohnPTC tank just to talk down others. You said that I can't see past my nose, but from your other post about how bad tap water if it's not treated with chemical, you can't think past the chemical that you consumed. You talked about drinking tap water in Mexico is a bad thing, but you forgot you're a Diaz. You forgot that your roots have drunk the same water. You're a fruit of poison, a product of those chemical used to treat the water you drink. Keeping a few fish in your big tank doesn't make you better fish keeper. If you don't believe me, you can ask PETA. They would ask you if you would drink the water from your tank, and when you refuse, they would tell you that your tank is disgusting as others, and you're as disgusting as other fish keepers. Enjoy your high horse ride. When it's all set and done, you'll realize that stool, whether loose, smushy, or hard, are equally stink and disgusting.
1. I don't recall SBUSE making a comment about goldfish, so how could I be hurt by it? You mentioned the goldfish. The point I was making was that it's easier to rehome a goldfish than a GATF. Do you disagree with that?
2. I did not cycle my tank with goldfish. I seeded my sump with established media from my 70G. You should try it sometime...it works great.
3. What does my ethnicity have to do with anything? If you must know, I'm Cuban, not Mexican. Why does that matter?
4. What did I say that was not factual about johnptc's setup? Is he not running four 6KW heaters?
5. Keeping my fish alive does make me a better fishkeeper. Your Death Row thread is very aptly named...you have just as many dead fish in that thread as new live fish. You also keep fish that you cannot properly care for and that's why you are so upset. What were you going to do with the (3) Bumblebee grouper (Epinephelus lanceolatus- AKA Giant Grouper) that grow to be several hundred lbs? Fact is, you don't have an answer, so you get upset when I pose the question.
6. The EPA sets the standard for drinking water. One way municipalities reduce the chances of our tap water containing bacteria is to treat it with chlorine and/or chloramine; treated water is a good thing. When you forget to use prime to remove chloramines, bad things happen to your fish, but you know that already, don't you?
7. Horses scare me...they are very large/powerful animals and I don't like horseback riding, so I won't be on one anytime soon.
I should apologize for questioning the notion that 3 fish that grow to be 4' long + in a 125G is somehow responsible fishkeeping. I now know that in the near future, a house will be built, containing a several thousand gallon aquarium heated by "olypic pool heaters." I'm sure the blueprints are currently being drawn up and construction will begin shortly.
I stand by my word...I will buy a Pima for that tank once it's built and if Scott let's me, I will name it after you.
BTW, one of the tell tale signs of being a hoarder is being in denial that you are incapable of caring for the creatures that you hoard. In the past year you have forgotten to plug heaters in essentially freezing your fish to death, forgotten to unplug heaters essentially cooking your fish, forgotten to add water conditioner essentially poisoning your fish, kept incompatable species together resulting in fish killing one another and kept tanks so heavily stocked that your groupers couldn't even last for a few hours after you accidentally tripped the breaker and as a result they suffocated.
Yes, I am a better fishkeeper than you because I know my limits. You are in way over your head and all these mishaps clearly prove that.
If you would like to continue this discussion, lets do so civily via PM.
So are we goin 50/50 on the 80 up north? lol, what would Mike and Lorena say?