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flynngriff · 02-22-2005, 10:14 AM

Yeah, I believe she's talking to me... Those are the fish I have in my 125, not in a 65 hex. I am aware that my tank is full, too.

I have a very high amount of filtration on my tank, and do frequent water changes. My fish also all get along, contrary to what you might think. I feed them a variety of foods, and they all are very healthy. I have not lost a fish from that tank in years. I have not had a disease, ever. If a fish starts becoming a problem, or grows to large, I have a great local fish store I trade them to, which I have done more than a few times. They have a good set of large tank customers that like large fish. I believe that if you keep a close watch on your fish, and know their behavior well, you can have fish together that would not normally be found together in the wild. I don't give this out as advice, since it's generally not good advice, and I should probably remove it from my signature. Thanks for pointing it out to me. I don't want beginners to think that this is a good setup to start with.

A good percentage of the fish in the tank have been rescued from not-so-good fish stores that had no idea what they were selling, and had them in very poor conditions. The dwarf giraffe cats, the bachirs, and the leopard ctenapomas to be specific. The angel fish was one of a mated pair where the female had died. They had him in a ten gallon tank, with the ropefish, so I brought them both home. The bala sharks were the only two in the store, and they were in a tank with African cichlids. Should I go on? I'm proud of my fish, and my tank. I generally buy other people's trade-in's when they don't get a good home in the store. If they don't have a good home in the store, I have no reason to think that they will be sold to someone who can care for them, since the people working in the store don't know anything about the fish. That's why I have the fish I do in my tank, and I think it's a pretty good reason. When they have a problem, I don't sit there and wonder about it or anything, I know enough to solve the problem quickly, and not let the fish be hurt.

Anyways, sorry everybody, I guess I got a little riled up.

02-22-2005, 10:14 AM	#10
flynngriff Senior Member Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: Atlanta, GA Age: 34 Posts: 443	Re: What size tank should I get Yeah, I believe she's talking to me... Those are the fish I have in my 125, not in a 65 hex. I am aware that my tank is full, too. I have a very high amount of filtration on my tank, and do frequent water changes. My fish also all get along, contrary to what you might think. I feed them a variety of foods, and they all are very healthy. I have not lost a fish from that tank in years. I have not had a disease, ever. If a fish starts becoming a problem, or grows to large, I have a great local fish store I trade them to, which I have done more than a few times. They have a good set of large tank customers that like large fish. I believe that if you keep a close watch on your fish, and know their behavior well, you can have fish together that would not normally be found together in the wild. I don't give this out as advice, since it's generally not good advice, and I should probably remove it from my signature. Thanks for pointing it out to me. I don't want beginners to think that this is a good setup to start with. A good percentage of the fish in the tank have been rescued from not-so-good fish stores that had no idea what they were selling, and had them in very poor conditions. The dwarf giraffe cats, the bachirs, and the leopard ctenapomas to be specific. The angel fish was one of a mated pair where the female had died. They had him in a ten gallon tank, with the ropefish, so I brought them both home. The bala sharks were the only two in the store, and they were in a tank with African cichlids. Should I go on? I'm proud of my fish, and my tank. I generally buy other people's trade-in's when they don't get a good home in the store. If they don't have a good home in the store, I have no reason to think that they will be sold to someone who can care for them, since the people working in the store don't know anything about the fish. That's why I have the fish I do in my tank, and I think it's a pretty good reason. When they have a problem, I don't sit there and wonder about it or anything, I know enough to solve the problem quickly, and not let the fish be hurt. Anyways, sorry everybody, I guess I got a little riled up.