This Guy has A Mad Tank

[Gill]

Saw this on Another Forum.

Looks Overcrowded.

2400

 

[kevin007]

2400 gallons................*faints*

but yes it is a bit crowded even though i would love a tank like that when i have neoguht $$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$

 

[canarsie11]

Some big ass fish!

 

[jams.alaskan]

If they are all healthy and their needs are being met he is doing his job. He shares his hobbie with so many others and the fish appear healthy and comforitable. I'm sure that he does his upkeep or the fish in question wouldn't look so good. Fish like that (size and age) require constant care. Seems to me that he is giving it.

ALASKA

 

[Da_Oz]

Thing to see here is that those are red belly pacu's. Same fish that they sale for 10g tanks at most LFS and big chain stores. They look so cute when they are the 2 inchs long.

 

[Puffer_freak]

That tank rocks. I would fill it with marines and big puffers though!

 

[nino]

wow!!! how do you heat a thing like that? and what about the algae?!?

 

[TorPeteO]

He talks a lot about his heating, there's a hell of a lot of heaters on his estate. Also, is 240 gallon and 180 gallon aquarium have 3 huge plecos, he said.

 

[CathyG]

He seems to me to know what he is doing, and is going to great expense (cost *and* time)...I think he is a little beyond a newbie jar and Betta

 

[Def]

This raises another question I've had for a while. This guy as well as lots of commercial aquariums (for example, I've been to Atlantis which I believe is the largest aquarium system in the world, and Seaworld in Florida etc etc etc) have huge amounts of fish. I'd bet that if I went by the stocking guidelines (1" to 1 gallon etc), he and those aquariums are *way* overstocked. But by the same token they have professional marine biologists looking after the fish, which all appear healthy and happy.

So is there some kind of magic number/size/"thing" that allows these guys to massively exceed the stocking guidelines we "amateurs" go by?

 

[Ben]

thats &*^&%^& massive!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

 

[Teelie]

Yes, it's knowing the requirements of your fish and how to maintain their habitat. That 1" to 1 gallon rule is not very accurate either. It's a guideline for those who are starting out. Once you get your feet wet so to speak, you (in theory) learn more of how to maintain your fish and the aquariums.

Also, larger fish like that are in larger bodies of water, which allow for much more ease of maintanence. They don't need water changes, they're pretty much self-cleaning and regulating. At 2400 gallons, the biggest concern is "topping off" the water volume.

 

[Paul_MTS]

As you get bigger tanks with bigger filtration you can add more fish to the gallon than your average smaller tanks.

Quite frankly unless I had trained staff i would hate having a tank that big, just think of all the responsabilities, checking all the readings to make sure everything hunky dorry, i dobt he has a minute to sit back and enjoy the fish

 

[daniodude]