Ally
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I'd like to see the 2 males in a community tank that are fine, its not fair to their fish to have 2 males in with one dominant male as the smaller male will be constantly bullied untill he dies. Plus both of them will flare and nip constantly which will increase stress, which then means they will frequently get white spot and illnesses like that.
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Cosmo
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give me a chance to get home from my parents and will post up pics of my 7fter, and two 5fters!
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GREG 1
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Oh my god, geeeeee !
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Ally
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would like to see the 7 footer!!!
Have a big gap between the 2 chimney breasts in my lounge which is 6 - 7 foot wide so wouldnt mind a tank in there
Cosmo do you know if its tropical or marine?
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rustyarchs
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ally females flare and nip constantly that is why there is a minimum to the amount you can keep,, spreads the damage evenly so to speak
i just went searching and found this for you -- Variations in aggressive behavior
Some strain are noticeably more aggressive than others, and even the females are nasty to each other. Some strains are more peaceful and can sometimes be kept in groups. A breeder friend of mine was marveling at my large 60 gal community tank, housing about 40 adult bettas, mostly females but also three large males. He couldn’t believe they weren’t killing each other! These bettas were all from the same spawn and knew each other. This strain was a more gentle strain and it was a treat for the eye to see all these bright red and pink bettas swimming in harmony together. (Please do NOT try this at home!  ).
copied from a proper betta site -http://www.bettatalk.com/betta_behavior.htm
so thats 3 males and 37 females in the 1 tank scarey huh 
personally its not something id like to try having 2 males but i know its been done before ,,
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Originally posted by Ally
3CM you don't have 3 males (siamese fighters) in the same tank do you?! 
[Edited on 16-03-2006 by Ally]
2 females and 1 male
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i wouldnt put 3 females in a tank either,, 4 are the minimum that should be put in a tank at once
saying that they prob cant near each other anyway as they will be to busy trying not to get nipped from the barbs
the female seem ok, as they have quite short fins, and the male hides out in a shipwreck 90% of the time
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does anyone have a lobster in there tanks?
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antonOO2
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ive got a 6 ft 100gallon tank with malawi cichlids in.ill get pics when im at home.
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rustyarchs
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Originally posted by 3CorsaMeal
quote:
Originally posted by rustyarchs
i wouldnt put 3 females in a tank either,, 4 are the minimum that should be put in a tank at once
saying that they prob cant near each other anyway as they will be to busy trying not to get nipped from the barbs
the female seem ok, as they have quite short fins, and the male hides out in a shipwreck 90% of the time
thats what id do 2
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Cosmo
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OK, just got back in...
7fter...just built a new stand for it which also holds a 4ft tank under the 7ft one (not finished in that pic) is currently not set-up and in my parents garage as couldnt get it to fit in my apartment Its 7ft x 2.5ft (wide) x 2ft (height)
5ft...this one I used to have in my bedroom when I was at my parents, and will be coming to my apartment once Ive finished a new stand for it at Easter. Its 5x2x2 with a built in overflow for a sump filter. Not looking its best in the pic!
And lastly my other 5fter...this one is a Juwel Rio400 in Beech. Ive just taken it all apart and about to set it back up again after the fish that was in it died (caught an internal parasite). Is going to get painted white in the next few days.
And this was the fish that was in it, a 9" Serrasalmus Manuelli Piranha, largest in the UK whilst it was alive!!
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Cosmo
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its not just a case of adding salt to the water for a marine tank.
You need to have alot of different filters (skimmers, calcium reactors, etc.) and if your wanting to keep live corals and rock (you need to in most larger tanks to keep it going) then you need good lighting. It costs ALOT of money to set-up the tank initially, and the maintenance on a marine tank is alot more than a tropical (keep salt levels up, more water changes, etc. etc.)
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Danny P
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That tank is class.
After a fish tank for my room at the minute as it happens
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3CorsaMeal
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i remember your stuff from before cosmo 
is really good  can't wait to move out
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Cosmo
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Originally posted by 3CorsaMeal
i remember your stuff from before cosmo
is really good can't wait to move out
I would sell my other two tanks if I could get the 7fter in here, but is just too big for the apartment so having to keep hold of it for a while. Will hopefully have somewhere a bit bigger in a year or so, can set that beast up properly then!!
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GREG 1
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Cosmo - Seems like a lot of work for a marine tank.
Surely once its set up though i just keeping the salt ok and water changes ?
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Cosmo
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Cosmo - Seems like a lot of work for a marine tank.
Surely once its set up though i just keeping the salt ok and water changes ?
not really, there are alot of different variables you have to keep check on which you dont in a tropical tank. Its not too bad if your keeping a really small marine tank, but then your limited to just a few fish only.
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i read that on average a marine tank is 4x the cost and 4x the maintanence on average compared to tropical
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Cosmo
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i read that on average a marine tank is 4x the cost and 4x the maintanence on average compared to tropical
not sure how much more they are as never decided to go that route (knew it was always too expensive!) but I do know its alot more work and money!
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Ally
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look nicer thou imo compared to a tropical!
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Cosmo
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look nicer thou imo compared to a tropical!
not always, Ive got some pics of amazing planted tropical tanks, and got some good plans for the current 5fter in my apartment. I think your talking about a proper marine coral tank, which is even more expensive to set-up than a standard marine tank (although do look good)
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A mate of mine set up a tank to do salt water, cost him well over £1000
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Ally
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Did you ever stick your arm in the tank while u had the piranha?
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Cosmo
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Did you ever stick your arm in the tank while u had the piranha?
yeah most days when cleaning it, common misconception that they are bloody thirsty killers. They will head to the otherside of the tank to your arm...put in some goldfish or a mouse and they will attack and eat those though!
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Ally
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Did you ever get bitten?
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