Building My 50,000 Gallon Monster Mega Tank

[arapaimag]

HR669 video to oppose watch it please http://scienceblogs.com/grrlscientis...s_in_peril.php

 

[arapaimag]

These are the problems one guy encountered trying to save the world's animals.http://home.att.net/~hideaway_today/t133/noah.htm

 

[monster fish want a be]

how thick is the glass? is it glass or plexi? and how many fish do u have?

 

[arapaimag]

how thick is the glass? is it glass or plexi? and how many fish do u have?

Welcome to MFK

It's 1" glass

I really don't know how many fish I have. Neoprodigy is my buddy so I will get him to count them.

If you are from PETA none! They are just holograms.

 

[dleomd]

absolutely amazing. thanks so much for sharing more of your story. A couple questions if you don't mind. What species have you been able to spawn in that quasi-natural environment? What happens to the water from your water changes? Do you use it for irrigation? Always dreamed of a similar set-up to try and breed aros someday. Again, thanks for sharing.

 

[monster fish want a be]

Welcome to MFK

It's 1" glass

I really don't know how many fish I have. Neoprodigy is my buddy so I will get him to count them.

If you are from PETA none! They are just holograms.

no im not from peta i think ur tank and fish are asome

 

[MeiTnerium109]

I really don't know how many fish I have. Neoprodigy is my buddy so I will get him to count them.

If you are from PETA none! They are just holograms.

ROFL.

First of all, you have a spectacular tank.

Second, do you at least know all the different kinds of fish you have in your tank?

 

[arapaimag]

absolutely amazing. thanks so much for sharing more of your story. A couple questions if you don't mind. What species have you been able to spawn in that quasi-natural environment? What happens to the water from your water changes? Do you use it for irrigation? Always dreamed of a similar set-up to try and breed aros someday. Again, thanks for sharing.

I am not a very good breeder (I only have 2 kids). But some of the fish I never expected to be able to spawn in the 52k are:

Hypostomus plecostomus I actually saw a couple of babies and they got up to about 9" the last time I saw them. The Phractocephalus hemioliopterus
might have eaten them.

Common guppies maintain groups in the driftwood.

The filamentosis barb (barbus filimentosis) has managed to breed and maintain a dozen parents/juveniles.

The african cichlids of course breed but even some of the central american manage to maintain populations.

I use the water at garden hose speed to water the lawns and trees or at high speed to fill one of my dug out wild ponds. They been made bigger with a larger rim to handle a quick 10 to 15,000 gallon discharge. I don't have to do this often. I prefer the garden hose irrigation method.

 

[arapaimag]

no im not from peta i think ur tank and fish are asome

Thanks and now I know you are not from PETA I will not press the Hitman button on the User Control Panel. Because that's one tough DUDE in the car. He went out to Chicago and took care of Rick Perez (The Peacock Bass King) and Rick has never been heard from again..............MFK knows how to control pests (It's rumoured his own local fish club requested the hit but the ACA also asked for credit).

You only get the Hitman button on the User Control Panel when you have at least 800 posts.

 

[arapaimag]

ROFL.

First of all, you have a spectacular tank.

Second, do you at least know all the different kinds of fish you have in your tank?

Thank you for the kind words

Here is a list of fish but there could be a few I missed: They are all Democrat and Peta approved goldfish.

number
in tank genus species sub species description

some Carassius auratus sp. lake victorian species 14
some Carassius auratus sp. lake victorian species 44
some Carassius auratus sp. silver crest peacock
some Carassius auratus sp. martini red
1 Carassius auratus sp. Abramites solari(hypselontus) abramite
some Carassius auratus sp. Alunocara baenschi sunshine peacock
some Carassius auratus sp. Ancistrus lineolatus bushy nosed pleco goldfish
1 Carassius auratus sp. Anostomus trimaculatus anostomus
2 Carassius auratus sp. Arapaima gigas sp.
some Carassius auratus sp. astato neon blue astato neon blue
some Carassius auratus sp. Astatotilapia obliquidens (zebra) obliquiden
some Carassius auratus sp. Aulonocara jacobfreibergi jacobfreibergi
some Carassius auratus sp. Aulonocara korneliae regal peacock
some Carassius auratus sp. Barbodes pinnauratus(barbus orphoides) orange gill barb
1 Carassius auratus sp. Brachyplatystoma filamentosum
1 Carassius auratus sp. Cephalosilurus fowleri
2 Carassius auratus sp. Cichlasoma argentea argentea
some Carassius auratus sp. Cichlasoma nicaraguense nicaraguense
1 Carassius auratus sp. Clarotes laticeps blue nile catfish
3 Carassius auratus sp. Colossoma brachypomum colossoma
lots Carassius auratus sp. Cyphotilipia frontosa frontosa
3 Carassius auratus sp. Hampala macrolepidota hampala barb goldfish
some Carassius auratus sp. Haplochromis mloto mloto
1 Carassius auratus sp. Herichthys dovii wolf cichlid goldfish
1 Carassius auratus sp. Herichthys managuense jaguar cichlid goldfish
some Carassius auratus sp. Herichthys nigrofasciatus convict cichlid
1 Carassius auratus sp. Herichthys nigrofasciatus hybrid with parrot fish convict/parrot hybrid cichlid goldfish
some Carassius auratus sp. Herichthys octofasciatus jack dempsy
some Carassius auratus sp. Hypostomus plecostomus pleco
lots Carassius auratus sp. Julidochromis regani julies
some Carassius auratus sp. julidochromis transcriptus transcriptus juli
some Carassius auratus sp. Labeo erythrurus (frenatus??) rainbow sharks goldfish
some Carassius auratus sp. Labeotropheus fuelleborni fuelleborni
1 Carassius auratus sp. Leiarius marmoratus
4 Carassius auratus sp. Leporinus arcus leporinus
4 Carassius auratus sp. Leporinus fasciatum
some Carassius auratus sp. Melanchromis auratus auratus
some Carassius auratus sp. Melanochromis johanni electric blue johanni
some Carassius auratus sp. Melanochromis johanni(chisumulu) electric blue johanni
some Carassius auratus sp. Melanochromis johanni(maingano) electric blue johanni
1 Carassius auratus sp. Metynus sp. barred silver dollars
6 Carassius auratus sp. Monoductulus argentia mono
3 Carassius auratus sp. Monoductulus sebae Monoductulus sebae
1 Carassius auratus sp. Mystus wyckii crystal eyed
1 Carassius auratus sp. Neolamprologus brichardi daffodil brichardi
1 Carassius auratus sp. Osteoglossum bicirrhosum silver arowana
5 Carassius auratus sp. Oxydoras niger niger
2 Carassius auratus sp. Perrunichthys perruno chocolate sailfin
3 Carassius auratus sp. Phractocephalus hemioliopterus red tail
1 Carassius auratus sp. Phractocephalus sp. hybrid
1 Carassius auratus sp. Platystomatichthys sturio
lots Carassius auratus sp. Poecelia reticulatus guppy
some Carassius auratus sp. Protomelas sp. spilonotus tanzania red empress
1 Carassius auratus sp. Pseudoplatystoma fasciatum tiger shovelnose
1 Carassius auratus sp. Pseudoplatystoma tigrinum
some Carassius auratus sp. Pseudothropheus Sp. callianos
some Carassius auratus sp. Psuedotropheus aurora
some Carassius auratus sp. Psuedotropheus zebra zebra cichlids
some Carassius auratus sp. Psuedotropheus zebra orange top zebras
1 Carassius auratus sp. Sciades marmalotus
1 Carassius auratus sp. Scleropages Formosus red tail golden
1 Carassius auratus sp. Sorubimichthys planiceps planiceps
some Carassius auratus sp. Theraps wesseli wesseli cichlid
some Carassius auratus sp. Thorichthys meeki firemouth cichlids
1 Carassius auratus sp. Tilipia chambo Tilipia chambo
2 Carassius auratus sp. Triportheus angulatus giant hatchetfish goldfish
2 Carassius auratus sp. Walago leerii walago goldfish
1 Carassius auratus sp. Zungaro zungaro

Thanks to Bob Wilson & DAvid UNruh for the pics. Notice Peta loving Democratic approved house cat. This one really likes Peta with bbq sauce.