Single green terror in 20?

Gourami Swami · 07-12-2006, 07:18 PM

Do you guys think I could keep a single green terror in a 20 gallon? I really like these fish and I did some research on them, but before I go crazy I want to know if theres any hope. Plus, my lfs has a gorgious specimen i could buy.

thanks

Puffer Pita · 07-12-2006, 07:54 PM

Umm... I'd have to say no.

Gourami Swami · 07-12-2006, 08:03 PM

oh. I just looked up the size and it says 20 cm. I thought it was 10. nevermind.

Puffer Pita · 07-12-2006, 08:11 PM

You do know that koi get to be about 2 feet long, don't you? You're going to stunt them in your 20g.

Very few hobbiest have a tank big enough for a single koi, much less two. They really belong in very large outdoor ponds.

girth vader · 07-12-2006, 08:34 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Boxermom

You do know that koi get to be about 2 feet long, don't you? You're going to stunt them in your 20g.

Very few hobbiest have a tank big enough for a single koi, much less two. They really belong in very large outdoor ponds.

agreed. they will end up having to take the short bus to school..............

Gourami Swami · 07-13-2006, 08:13 AM

when they get bigger I am moving them to my neighbors pond and putting the shubunkin alone in 30.

Puffer Pita · 07-13-2006, 08:23 AM

By that time, its likely that they will be badly stunted.

Stunting happens long before they physically outgrow a tank. Their outside stops growing but their internal organs continue. Its not a pleasant thing, is bad for their health and shortens their life span dramatically.

Gourami Swami · 07-13-2006, 12:32 PM

well I plan on moving them next week, and hes only now been in there for about 10 days. I hope I havent done anything too bad, but I cant move them untill friday next week

Puffer Pita · 07-13-2006, 12:56 PM

No, 10 days isn't long enough at that size.

Gourami Swami · 07-14-2006, 06:41 PM

I dont have to worry about it anymore...the shubunkin ate them both up after 10 ddays of not ever harassing them....

Puffer Pita · 07-14-2006, 07:18 PM

Aww, I'm sorry to hear that.

07-12-2006, 07:18 PM	#1
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07-12-2006, 07:54 PM	#2
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07-12-2006, 08:03 PM	#3
Gourami Swami Supreme Dictator For Life Join Date: Jul 2006 Location: Somewhere out Yonder... Posts: 1,110	oh. I just looked up the size and it says 20 cm. I thought it was 10. nevermind. __________________

07-12-2006, 08:11 PM	#4
Puffer Pita Puffer Enthusiast Join Date: Jun 2006 Location: Wisconsin Posts: 1,672	You do know that koi get to be about 2 feet long, don't you? You're going to stunt them in your 20g. Very few hobbiest have a tank big enough for a single koi, much less two. They really belong in very large outdoor ponds. __________________ Tina Puffers: Auriglobus silus x2 Colomesus asellus x1 Tetraodon travancoricus x1 Tetraodon biocellatus x2 Tetraodon nigroviridis x1 Tetraodon baileyi x2 Tetraodon lineatus x1 Tetraodon palembangensis x1 The greatness of a nation and its moral progress can be judged by the way in which its animals are treated. - Mohandas Gandhi

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07-13-2006, 08:23 AM	#7
Puffer Pita Puffer Enthusiast Join Date: Jun 2006 Location: Wisconsin Posts: 1,672	By that time, its likely that they will be badly stunted. Stunting happens long before they physically outgrow a tank. Their outside stops growing but their internal organs continue. Its not a pleasant thing, is bad for their health and shortens their life span dramatically. __________________ Tina Puffers: Auriglobus silus x2 Colomesus asellus x1 Tetraodon travancoricus x1 Tetraodon biocellatus x2 Tetraodon nigroviridis x1 Tetraodon baileyi x2 Tetraodon lineatus x1 Tetraodon palembangensis x1 The greatness of a nation and its moral progress can be judged by the way in which its animals are treated. - Mohandas Gandhi

07-13-2006, 12:32 PM	#8
Gourami Swami Supreme Dictator For Life Join Date: Jul 2006 Location: Somewhere out Yonder... Posts: 1,110	well I plan on moving them next week, and hes only now been in there for about 10 days. I hope I havent done anything too bad, but I cant move them untill friday next week __________________

07-13-2006, 12:56 PM	#9
Puffer Pita Puffer Enthusiast Join Date: Jun 2006 Location: Wisconsin Posts: 1,672	No, 10 days isn't long enough at that size. __________________ Tina Puffers: Auriglobus silus x2 Colomesus asellus x1 Tetraodon travancoricus x1 Tetraodon biocellatus x2 Tetraodon nigroviridis x1 Tetraodon baileyi x2 Tetraodon lineatus x1 Tetraodon palembangensis x1 The greatness of a nation and its moral progress can be judged by the way in which its animals are treated. - Mohandas Gandhi

07-14-2006, 06:41 PM	#10
Gourami Swami Supreme Dictator For Life Join Date: Jul 2006 Location: Somewhere out Yonder... Posts: 1,110	I dont have to worry about it anymore...the shubunkin ate them both up after 10 ddays of not ever harassing them.... __________________

07-14-2006, 07:18 PM	#11
Puffer Pita Puffer Enthusiast Join Date: Jun 2006 Location: Wisconsin Posts: 1,672	Aww, I'm sorry to hear that. __________________ Tina Puffers: Auriglobus silus x2 Colomesus asellus x1 Tetraodon travancoricus x1 Tetraodon biocellatus x2 Tetraodon nigroviridis x1 Tetraodon baileyi x2 Tetraodon lineatus x1 Tetraodon palembangensis x1 The greatness of a nation and its moral progress can be judged by the way in which its animals are treated. - Mohandas Gandhi

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