Aquariums, monster fish - who's got em?

RuSsMaN
RuSsMaN Posts: 17,987
edited August 2011 in The Clubhouse
Just measured (roughly) my Pacu in my Amazon tank, 19" long, 11" tall - fins not included, just body mass.

Sorry for the bad photo, she's active eating her second fistfull of pond pellets.

Whatcha got?
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  • BIZILL
    BIZILL Posts: 5,432
    edited August 2011
    no biggies. just my cichlids.

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    i'm sure you've seen 'em posted here somewhere before.

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    I have no facts to back that up, but I never let facts get in the way of my arguments.
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  • RuSsMaN
    RuSsMaN Posts: 17,987
    edited August 2011
    I LOVE Frontosas broham. How long have you had that big one? I had a bunch of NICE Africans, and I ended up with one 7 inch Venustus, and now nothing. Repopulated that tank with a turquois Sevrum, three Blood Parrots, a large Kissing Gourami, and a Jewel that doesn't know he's in the wrong tank.

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  • BIZILL
    BIZILL Posts: 5,432
    edited August 2011
    sadly i gave the big guy away. he seemed overly aggressive. but that's because he wanted to mate. supposed to have a harem of 5 females to one male but i had one and one. little did i know until two days later that the female was holding. now i have the momma still and 5 of her fry which are now about 2 1/2" long.

    i purchased 4 venustus at about 2" long and they didn't survive the survival of the fittest. damn, those are some beautiful fish. i really wanted the to reach adulthood.

    there are so many online breeders, but i haven't purchased any fish online. i should. but i'm too lazy. "yo, fishguy! overnight me some fish!"

    blood parrots freak me out. exactly what do they have to be so happy about? always smiling and what not.:tongue::smile:

    oh, and on another note, how much sonic transfer do you think travels through water? i used to crank the SRS's and the big front sometimes showed signs of annoyance. it could have just been coincidence. i know water can carry waves, but i doubt the 5/8" glass flexes any if at all.

    damn, i love my fish... but the water changes and filter changes have got me burned out. my Fluval FX5 is a heavy son of a **** to lug outside to drain.

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  • stuwee
    stuwee Posts: 1,508
    edited August 2011
    I kept a 60gal saltwater tank for years, I had ton's of monsterish fish and invertibrae's, I's go down to Rocky Point Mexico and bring back 'live rocks' (rocks plucked from the Pacific shoreline estuary's) and chuck'm in the tank, months later in a month you got all kinds of fun stuff, shrimps, anemones, starfish... I bought a Harliquin Sweetlips and a couple Tangs, but my fav badboy was my Lionfish, Lord Hawthorne, he was magnificent and learned to be quite tame, he knew when I was going to remove him to clean the tank.

    I guess when he saw me putting on the shiny steel mesh glove to handle him, he knew, he'd pull his venomous spines in tight and be as docile as a baby sleeping. I miss him alot, great personality, an gorgeous to look at. He looked just like this one.
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  • Joe08867
    Joe08867 Posts: 3,919
    edited August 2011
    I have a 55 Gallon With a couple of Koi. One is about 8-9"long and the other I call Nemo. He has a bum flipper since birth. I had a few more but I think they outgrew the tank and got sick.

    I will post a pic later.
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  • vlam
    vlam Posts: 282
    edited August 2011
    RuSsMaN wrote: »
    Just measured (roughly) my Pacu in my Amazon tank, 19" long, 11" tall - fins not included, just body mass.

    Sorry for the bad photo, she's active eating her second fistfull of pond pellets.

    Whatcha got?


    You need a bigger tank for that nutcracker... lol.

    Yours will grow even more with the bigger tank. My friend has a few 28"+ in his tank with the 5 foot arapaimas.

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  • Upstatemax
    Upstatemax Posts: 2,664
    edited August 2011
    The closest thing I have is my Koi Pond in the back yard. I lost my largest Koi last fall... :mad:

    Nothing like having your pump die in the middle of the night and not having your water be able to re-oxygenate. He was about 20-21" long. My one Koi left is about 17" and MUCH more aggressive now that "Oscar" is gone.

    This is the last year for my pond for now though... Next summer my daughter will be walking/running around the back yard. The wife and I are just not comfortable with a pond till we know she can swim.

    Fish will be transported to a pond next to my parents house in a few weeks.
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  • sda2mike
    sda2mike Posts: 3,131
    edited August 2011
    i had a bunch of african cichlids for years...the around 93 or so we had a deep freeze and the power went out. they all died..except for one tough ****..i had that fish for 11 years! he died when i went away for the weekend...cool fish..had character...had his way of demanding attention.

    btw..he was a 'red cichlid' iirc...even though he was bright orange
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  • Sherardp
    Sherardp Posts: 8,038
    edited August 2011
    Red Belly Piranha in a 80 gal tank. Looking for a 120gal, but freaking costly out here. Koi Ponds are very popular out here along with huge goldfish.
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  • megasat16
    megasat16 Posts: 3,521
    edited August 2011
    They looks really fresh! Sushi or Sashimi, guys?

    Nice fishy fishies....:tongue:
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  • polkfarmboy
    polkfarmboy Posts: 5,703
    edited August 2011
    Thats some cool fish and tanks you got there guys. I wish I had one
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  • Joe08867
    Joe08867 Posts: 3,919
    edited August 2011
    polkfarmboy wrote: »
    Thats some cool fish and tanks you got there guys. I wish I had one

    Are you sure? With the luck you've been having I can see the tank tipping and drowning your system. :tongue:
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  • RuSsMaN
    RuSsMaN Posts: 17,987
    edited August 2011
    sda2mike wrote: »
    btw..he was a 'red cichlid' iirc...even though he was bright orange

    Sounds like a Red Zebra (nothing Zebra about them). Great fish.
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  • sda2mike
    sda2mike Posts: 3,131
    edited August 2011
    RuSsMaN wrote: »
    Sounds like a Red Zebra (nothing Zebra about them). Great fish.

    yup! that was it...i think 'macho' is an apt description of these little beasts..quite the entertainer he was:cool:
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  • TroyD
    TroyD Posts: 13,077
    edited August 2011
    Fileted, batter dipped in beer batter with some fries and a cold beer....

    That's what's up.

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  • sda2mike
    sda2mike Posts: 3,131
    edited August 2011
    TroyD wrote: »
    Fileted, batter dipped in beer batter with some fries and a cold beer....

    That's what's up.

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    changing menus?
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  • 66chevyIISS
    66chevyIISS Posts: 857
    edited August 2011
    Nice Pacu! I have a 135G right now that is only occupied by a 12" Catfish and 3 1" Kribs that think they own the whole tank haha. I had Jack Dempseys for a long time but got bored with them. I am in limbo right now deciding what I want next. I got the Kribs from my bro when his had babies since he didn't have the space for all of the fry.

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  • RuSsMaN
    RuSsMaN Posts: 17,987
    edited August 2011
    Mark (doro) is a big Krib cichild fan. I understand the limbo. I love the 'big' boys, but in my Amazon tank, I have *three* fish, the Pacu, an 8" Tiger Oscar, and a 7" Lipstick Leporinas. I almost feel tired of just 3 fish in such a tank. I'm going small next round, nothing over 4".

    I love your cat!
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  • cstmar01
    cstmar01 Posts: 4,424
    edited August 2011
    my buddy works for LiveAquaria.com and deals with all their salt water fish. He's got a ton and its crazy the amount of money he has into it. I think he's up to 3 tanks in his house and the one with "Fluffy" the red belly Piranha.

    Fish are cool however I'm never home enough to enjoy them and the stereo lol.
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