henward

haha garage. garage is mine. i dont like tanks inside the house unless its through the wall of a garage lol but garage is my fish room

thats what happens when a company becomes monstrous.........

unsure if i will build a mega tank in this house but... that urge is so great that... it may just happen against all logic but i will certainly re expand my collection. i think in a couple years of buying a house, really really want more arowanas.

cutting down hard 2 tanks to 1 80 plus fish total to 13.... a big change lol

i would think oyster shells, slowly add them over time or coral. to slightly buffer the maybe even raise the water ph if its too low? also, old wood will not leech anymore tannins right? i would just crush or powder coral or oyster shells and sprinkle into the filter system slowly, and add it bit by bgit untill you get a good balance

cool thanks for the feedback guys. many viable options!!

i have trained this quaker to be very calm while i put his head into my mouth, then he picks my teeth while in there lol :sml1:

or a couple of large containers that are not so giant:D could separate fish too.

ok, when is ay giant container, the plan is to set up a container in the new place, have the fish in there with filters, heater, then move the main tank to the new place. anyone have a giant tub/container/tank thats not being used, water tight i can borrow or buy? 800 to 1200 litre container.

yeah, it really was instant in term sof decision, when i took my female to bird barn, after seeing how this bird was so tame...... there was no stopping us getting him lol he is like our child lol

judging by this comment, you have issues with people coming back i suppose.

many sites will quote lifespan as an average in aquaria. as we know, some die quickly, some dont. as an example, arowanas can live to 25 yeras plus and there are examples of fish in farms that life around this age, and still going strong. but in asia, in the hobby, arowanas die much sooner, i think due to severe under filtration and constant exposure to toxins.... they may be ok, but its like a human, if you area smoker/drinker/drug taker, your likely to live a shorter life. there are always exceptions to the rule. to fish i think toxins are just that, life shortening. with discus, i see many breeders that refuse to accept that a good automated water change system is good. only when they see signs of exposure then they change the water... so imagine, if this was a human, dog, cat? you wait untill the animal is uncomfortable before you do something about it, instead of prevention? it doesnt make sense to me.

haha yeah fair enough, just a little older, let him grow a little more! im scared rocket may bit him lol but they should get along.

no i was not aware it was going with discus. i made it clear this fish will kill other fish. i only found out when he told me later on, i was like....what?!?! i actually dont know what happened here, it is annoying and a shame, but its hard to know how he killed it. it was thriving in my tank and had no issues. its ok, i told him i ain't gonna give money back! its unfair on me!

lol no dont mind the jokes! this thread is a joke, light hearted fun:D fraser, i think cuddles is still quite small, when bigger then they can meet definitely. maybe a couple more months!

It's our baby. here is me trying to tease him while he is 'making a nest' attacks me lol

yeah, its a shame! was taken aback when he asked for a refund! i was like...what?!?!

it tries to attack the aro through the glass

yeah, to be honest, i guess i felt a little guilty! i didnt want it to die. but realized i feel guilty for the death of the cool FH! more so.... it was a nice fish, sad:( but yeah, just wanted to know how you guys felt bout it!

just annoyed and i guess, anyone else had this situation before?

exactly!

i felt bad initially, then i thought about it.... i have no control after t leaves my house! it was fine that arvo, ate even. i suspect he just threw it in there with no care to the water parameters, fish got shocked, even hardy fish will get shocked sometimes.

ok, a guy bought my FH, then calls me to say it died the next day. demanding half the refund. i was abit annoyed, it was a healthy fish. anyway, he told me later that his tank is a discus tank. discus tank, low ph, high temp. my tank is 26 to 27c, ph 7 to 7.5 if someone just throws in a fish into a tank with 1 point lower ph and few degrees cooler, a fish could die! he refused to tell me how he acclimatised the fish (i suspect he did not) and the parameters of his water. i was gonna refund 25% of the purchase value but thinking about it, its not my fault... what do ya think?

yeah, filtration doesnt have to be pretty tow ork, just efficient, flower diverted the right direction etc. as for canisters, an fx5 with 2 centre compartment full of high quality bio media has an extremely high capacity. cant just take into account weight of bio media, you gotta look at the quality of them too