Building My 50,000 Gallon Monster Mega Tank
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This is a 180g grow up tank of eleven silver dollars (Metynnis argenteus) I bought in 2010 at Aquarium Services in Mississauga at 1 1/4" to 1 1/2" for $1.99 each. I had bought 2 in 2008 at an auction raised them and put them in the 15,000. I noticed they did not always enjoy shoaling with the Myleus and Myloplus in the tank much so decided to get these for them to shoal with when I have raised them to adult size.
The tank has a couple of Synodontus in it including a S. petricola and the eupterus pictured above the head of a 13 year old 12"-13" Pterygoplichthys scrophus.
The Leporinus arcus I am raising for the 15,000. They are sometimes called the lipstick leporinus and I picked three of them up at Dragon Aquarium Mississauga in 2009 for $4.99 each. They were too aggressive to each other to keep in the same grow up tank so I have a second one also in a 180g and the third grew faster and is in the 15,000 already.
I have 4 in the 52,000 and no problems with aggression due to he size of the tank. They are a very smart fish and I put 4 in the big tank in 1995 and they are still in it having neither been eaten or died from old age. I bought those 4 from Aquarium Services London, Ontario in 1993 at 3" for $5.00 each.
The tank has a couple of Synodontus in it including a S. petricola and the eupterus pictured above the head of a 13 year old 12"-13" Pterygoplichthys scrophus.
The Leporinus arcus I am raising for the 15,000. They are sometimes called the lipstick leporinus and I picked three of them up at Dragon Aquarium Mississauga in 2009 for $4.99 each. They were too aggressive to each other to keep in the same grow up tank so I have a second one also in a 180g and the third grew faster and is in the 15,000 already.
I have 4 in the 52,000 and no problems with aggression due to he size of the tank. They are a very smart fish and I put 4 in the big tank in 1995 and they are still in it having neither been eaten or died from old age. I bought those 4 from Aquarium Services London, Ontario in 1993 at 3" for $5.00 each.
Dav;4997825; said:
Yes I have 2 in the tank. Both are the same size and age.
I originally had 3 when I bought them in Oct 2005.
One was a bit smaller than the other 2 and got eaten by the female Wallago leerii when it was about 33" long.
The two I have do not like each other so there are some huge fights.
arapaimag;4983559; said:
Ha, yes mars is ok bit hot though
,OMG ....... just under 4 foot niger catfish
and redtails I am rather impressed, nice to see someone who can house them with a massive tank, I had one of those black sharks years ago killed my pacu he was about 11" long and pure evil, but 26 inch ! , thats the biggest ive ever seen ive seen them at 20 inch, but god thats a beast, and planiceps are stunning cats, arnt the wallago like welscatfish ?would love to see some pictures if possible of those beast!
Thanks,
Dav.
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