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I mod on another forum as many of you know, just had to post this link to this guys tank, it has among other things one clown and four kuhlis in it. see if you can figure out why I'm annoyed by it, before i post in his thread. !!!!!!
http://www.tropicalfish.site5.com/tfc/s ... hp?t=71544
http://www.tropicalfish.site5.com/tfc/s ... hp?t=71544
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He also posted here
http://www.aquamaniacs.net/forum/viewtopic.php?t=21898
and explains how much it has cost him. I have the same Juwel Rio 180, with only 3 angels in it!!!
http://www.aquamaniacs.net/forum/viewtopic.php?t=21898
and explains how much it has cost him. I have the same Juwel Rio 180, with only 3 angels in it!!!
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I should also add that for those not familiar with the Juwel tanks, the Rio 180 measures 101 x 50 x 41 and holds 180 litres (approx 47.5 US gals). The built-in filtration is, in my view, not particularly efficient, and even in a 'normally stocked' aquarium, people should seriously think about adding an external filter to their tank. To have that many fish in a tank that size, and with just the built-in filtration is a disaster waiting to happen. Not to mention the poor choice of substrate that will make the water hard, the fact that many of those fish will get huge, and also a lot of shoaling species kept in one's and two's! Grrr! The shop that sold all those fish to him should not be selling fish at all.
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Hmm.... he has approximately 120 fishes, so he is 3x over the limit *if all the fish he has is 1" long*. He is probably 5x-6x over the limit under more reasonable assumptions.
If this is for real (I really don't think so) this guy is a magician....
Since he obviously knows what he is doing, perhaps someone should mention that he needs four more CL's (his one CL is probably lonely), 5 more Rosy Barbs, 5 more Odessa Barbs,..... 5x the limit, 50x the limit, what is the difference?
If this is for real (I really don't think so) this guy is a magician....
Since he obviously knows what he is doing, perhaps someone should mention that he needs four more CL's (his one CL is probably lonely), 5 more Rosy Barbs, 5 more Odessa Barbs,..... 5x the limit, 50x the limit, what is the difference?
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I have run a Rio 180 for 4.5 years, and found that the original setup was a bit tricky sometimes, the pump would clog regularly and I really struggled with Oxygen levels.
2 years ago I changed to the later powerhead and added the aerator tube, I also rinse out 30-50% of the sponges with each tank clean to maintain good flow (whilst retaining bacteria in the rest)
It is now very consistent and I have lost 1 fish in the last year to disease/injury (Bosemans Rainbowfish). I have lost a few that I under-estimated their size in the LFS and became live food....
I have a slightly over-stocked semi-aggressive community, that defies the experts and lives in total harmony, but this guy makes mine seem empty...especially considering the size that some of those things get!
2 years ago I changed to the later powerhead and added the aerator tube, I also rinse out 30-50% of the sponges with each tank clean to maintain good flow (whilst retaining bacteria in the rest)
It is now very consistent and I have lost 1 fish in the last year to disease/injury (Bosemans Rainbowfish). I have lost a few that I under-estimated their size in the LFS and became live food....
I have a slightly over-stocked semi-aggressive community, that defies the experts and lives in total harmony, but this guy makes mine seem empty...especially considering the size that some of those things get!
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That's perfectnewshound wrote:that is too good...
it hurts my eyes just looking at the photo of the tank and then it came to me that it is not a 180 gallon but a 180L!!!!
It reminds me of a joke...
so this guy walks into a fish store and says "give me one of everything"
I actually thought the tank was a 180 g at first too.....even if it was I think the tank would still be pretty well overstocked.
Nikki: I never understood why they made the pictures in the fish tank ads look like that....it always just seemed wrong
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