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[TheMightyOscar]

the fish have no problems eating hot dogs, jed?

i may have to try them when shrimp is low..

 

[Mudfrog]

Yea.. please share because I've been told on here many times that hot dogs were bad for our fish due to the fat content. I know Turkey dogs are lower in fat, is that why you chose them?

 

[HKN]

wowwwww

 

[Bogwoodbruce]

I didnt know that Ted has osphronemus in there!

 

[Vicious_Fish]

Freakin' Sweet!!!!

 

[Anythingfish]

I didnt know that Ted has osphronemus in there!

Yes, there are four of the Pink Giant Gourami, the largest about 18" or a bit more. All were donated when they became problems for their owners. Several have black spots, either a tattoo or a laser burn, but they are doing fine. They are very visible at night from the house located 75 feet away from the aquarium in the back yard. The two windows are 4’ by 8’ each, the 8,000-gallon aquarium measures inside 16’ by 12’ by 6’ high.

They are not too hot for hot dogs but will eat most anything. I have been feeding hot dogs for about 9 years, the chicken, turkey type that do not leave a grease ring around the tub as the beef type do. The fish do well on them including the 4-1/2” Arapaima that ate them aggressively when young and the growth rate was excellent. I am not recommending hot dogs, only saying that I am having great success with them. They will cause your Nitrates, NO3 levels to increase faster than when feeding “normal” food.

One of these days, I will post an article showing how I constructed the aquarium entirely out of lumber and plywood held together with nails, screws and carriage bolts.

The entire fish inventory, as of 3-20-08, follows:

35 - Pacu (Red belly and black), 24-40”
6 - Peacock Bass, (private property of the Trust) 20-26”
6 - Golden Shark, 20”-24”
6 – Plecostomus 14” – 20”
4 - Arapaima Gigas, 24”-54”
4 – Hybrid, Tiger Shovelnose-Redtail Catfish, 24” – 36”
4 – Giant Gourami, (pink), 15” – 18”
4 – Marbled Sailfin Catfish 24” – 28”
3 – Redtail Catfish, 24” – 40”
3 – Buttikoferi 14” – 20”
2 – Pangasius Catfish (Iridescent Shark), 24” – 32”
2 – Niger Catfish, 30” - 32”
2 – Cichlasoma Griffini, 12”
2 – Clown Knife fish, 24”
1 – Giraffe Catfish, 28”
1 – Black Shark, (loach) 20”
1 – Nile Perch, 18” (courtesy of johnptc)
1 – Tiger Shovelnose Catfish, 24”
1 – Jardini, (red spot), 18”
1 – Paroon Shark, 16”
1 – Bocourti, (herichthys bocourti), Cichlid, 12”

 

[Nic]

the tank and fish are amazing some true Monsters in there......

 

[neoprodigy]

i gotta visit Ted one of these days..... You Rock TED !

 

[Red Devil]

Great monsters Ted has ...awesome shots of Ted and his monster tank.. love those pacus..

 

[Modest_Man]

2 – Cichlasoma Griffini, 12”

What are these?