Building My 50,000 Gallon Monster Mega Tank

[Zeppelin3k]

Nice big tig you got!!! thanks for the constant updates

 

[arapaimag]

Nice big tig you got!!! thanks for the constant updates

Thanks I've also got a smaller Tig also.

Glad you enjoyed the updates.

 

[arapaimag]

Thank you, Arapaimag.
Sorry for the constant questions.
What are the first 5 (realistic) entry on your
- fish-wish-
- fish-fame-of-hall (I hope it means what I meant)
- current fish to be proud of/- apple of your eye
list?

I enjoy actually all the fish I have from bettas & discus to my big cats and arapaima.

I'm always looking at various fish and would like to perhaps find some more species of Triportheus.

 

[NWatson]

Do you still have any Dovii.......never seen you with Umbee? Just wondering you have the space to let these species get to ther max potential. I know they would be lunch in the monster tanks but what about growing them out to 20" then putting them in?

 

[arapaimag]

Do you still have any Dovii.......never seen you with Umbee? Just wondering you have the space to let these species get to ther max potential. I know they would be lunch in the monster tanks but what about growing them out to 20" then putting them in?

I've had 2 Parachromis dovi.

The first I bought from Scott Goddard at AA Pet store in Hamilton in 1996 for $10 at 5". He was in the 15,000 and was 22" when he died in 2009. (killed by my 26" black shark).

 

[arapaimag]

Do you still have any Dovii.......never seen you with Umbee? Just wondering you have the space to let these species get to ther max potential. I know they would be lunch in the monster tanks but what about growing them out to 20" then putting them in?

The second one I got from Dave at DJ's Tropics in Woodstock, Ontario at 7" in 2005. He is about 17" now and in the 52,000 since 2005.

I had an umbee (Caquetaia umbrifera) in the 15,000 from 2002 till it died in 2010. It was a female and never got very big. Only 13" when it died. I got it from The Fish Place in North Tonawanda New York.

 

[NWatson]

Why not a monster male Umbrifera? Nice pic by the way, I remember you posting pics of one of the Dovii a while back. Those were Nics right?

 

[NWatson]

Oh yea I bought mine for 2.50 at 1/4" or so........sine then I have bout a 180 gal. for and am currently having a 8' x 3' built.......cheap at first but now my Dovii has cost me a few grand at least.......sneaky little guys!!!

 

[arapaimag]

Why not a monster male Umbrifera? Nice pic by the way, I remember you posting pics of one of the Dovii a while back. Those were Nics right?

I bought 3 Umbees as babies and all turned out to be female. Seldom see them in the stores I go to. The biggest male I have seen was Jeff Cardwell's male he entered in an ACA show in the 90's that was 24".

Those were Nics right? Not sure what you mean.

 

[arapaimag]

Oh yea I bought mine for 2.50 at 1/4" or so........sine then I have bout a 180 gal. for and am currently having a 8' x 3' built.......cheap at first but now my Dovii has cost me a few grand at least.......sneaky little guys!!!

The Dovii will really enjoy that tank you are getting.