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#17 (permalink) |
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I couldn't find good pics of large black ghost or chinese algae eaters... they really didn't show the size, so there's no pics right now. The problem with chinese algae eaters is that as they get bigger, they feed of the the slime coat of fish as well
. It's good for turtle shells though... keep 'em sparkling clean and free of parasites!
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![]() It's illegal to have any snakehead... but the giant got loose becuase it outgrew someone's tank and they let it go. The northern snake was let loose in one of the east cost states becuase the guy wanted it for a food source.. now it's causing havoc. I've even seen clown loaches and cory catfish let loose in my town's creek! They die over winter of course, but if something gets loose that can survive, we're screwed! It's not just the fish themselves that are problems it's the diseases they carry...anyone heard of VHS? It's destroying our fisheries, and it hasn't even spread yet! Thanks for listening to me vent.
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That's a gorgeous fish above!
BTW, there is a "monster fish rescue" that can be found on google, so if anyone reading this needs to rehome a big fish, or has room to give one a good home, check it out!! And for general interest, there is a Monster Fish Keepers website (forums, classifieds, etc) You might want to post a pic of a big Arowana since some LFS sell them 5-6". They are so slender at that size/age that they don't LOOK like a big fish..
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Need custom lily pipes?
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it is a beautiful fish
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Yeah, definitely not an arowana. I actually saw one for sale once. I hope the guy had a large pond.
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I made the mistake of buying a red snakehead several years back. I was experienced with big cichlids, I figured I could manage it. I kept it for a little over two years, it got not only huge, but splashed water everywhere, broke glass tops, and was a menace to my household. After keeping it in a tank with plywood and cinder blocks on top for long enough to give up, I gave it to a buddy who had made a large tank. He called me back after another year or two begging me to find it a home or he was going to have to put it in the freezer. I doubted that would kill it.
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ha, those are very strong fish
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Here's a link to a thread re: 18" black ghost knife. Has a couple photos.
http://www.monsterfishkeepers.com/fo...ight=bgk+years
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#29 (permalink) |
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Planted Tank Enthusiast
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My lfs sells arowanas. Some are only 4", and we have some bigger ones nearly 2'. Even though the big ones are right next to the small ones, people assume theya re a completely different species and then get mad when they find out their cute little arro is now a foot long and ate all the fish in the tank.
By the way, here's a good pic of an oscar, the fish people most often buy that ends up growing out of their tank. I see kids walk out with a 10 gallon tank and a baby oscar in a bag. Poor oscars. ![]() Really big fish, the arapaima-
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