thank you for the infomation
i didnt relise these fish were to big i didnt think a 6inch fish would be to big hence why i posted here to find this info out
the bit where you say its a #105###y way to treat your pets is a bit over kill fella but i understand some people take offence to the natural cycle of life
Yeah, but your tank is
not natural, is it? To put fish in there knowing full well they may be eaten (by fish that they would never, ever be near in the wild) is not a nice thing to do. One of the few advantages that fish have in our tanks is to be free of disease and predation. It's 'natural' for many fish to die young when their rivers and ponds dry up too; are you going to drain your tank down and let them suffocate?
And I'm a person who has fed many an unwanted or deformed fry to my larger fish, so it's not that I'm offended by the natural cycle of life, by any means.
the red tailed shark they dont grow to big and from a lot of people i know have kept them in community tanks with smaller fish with no aggresion problems
There are always people in fishkeeping who do everything wrong and get away with it. Fishkeeping is an art as well as a science. But, honestly (and I'm really not meaning to be rude here) why come on here and ask experienced people for their advice if you think you know better? In most people's opinion red tail sharks
do grow too large for 125l.
and the silver dollars are under a inch big at my LFS i know this isnt to say they will grow but we all need a excuse to get a bigger tank
i understand that some of these fish fully forwn will be way to big for my tank
but a 300 will probly be here within a year or so
but i didnt want to buy a 300 ltre tank they stock it with these fish and have it look empty cos in 3 years i know they will be fully grown and look fuller
if that makes any sence
It makes sense,
but it's wrong. Young fish need a lot of space to grow. How will you know when they are at risk from becoming stunted before they are ALREADY stunted? If you want big fish, get a big tank
first.
What if you lose your job, have a death in the family or whatever and you can't afford the larger tank when it's needed (which will be in MUCH less than a year if you insist on getting those fish)?
ill defo stick to one pleco
Good
and the red tropeado barb are a favourate of mine hehe so if i have to not get the tiger bards and get the torpeados instead i will liek i say all the fish will be bought at there smallest stage i want to see them grow in size and charecter
Putting a shoal (and they do need to be in a shoal of at least 6) of six inch fish in a 125l is just ridiculous. Most fish, like people and other animals, do the majority of their growth in the first few months of life. Get the tank that suits them first, or you'll end up with sick, stunted fish. If they're a favourite of yours, why would you want to risk doing such a thing to them? Wouldn't it be better to give them the space and conditions to grow to their full beauty and potential from the start?
oh yes and it would be a honey gurami
Persoanlly I consider honey gouramis too shy and delicate to put them in a tank with the barbs etc, but I don't keep anabantoids myself so maybe some one who does knows better.
once again please excuse spelling and typos
Of course, spelling and typos are not important.
and i really do appricate the reply guys
I hope you do; we are only saying these things so that you have happy, healthy fish and the fish have the home they deserve. Like most people, I come on here to help people avoid making the mistakes that I made when I was a novice; I don't come on here to flame people or be rude!
I hope you make the right choices for you and your fish