Old, Old, School the 1970's Aquarium
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I remember my dads slate bottom 55g withe the Supremes that hung off the back. Fillled with 3 monster red belly pirannahs and a 15" oscar. Man that tank was scary as a kid
I still have one of my old slate bottom Meta-frame tanks in my attic. Those tanks are about the only thing I miss from the early 70's when I started.
Technology has made fish keeping so much easier. All heaters sucked back then!
The only bettas that existed were veil tails and all other fish had the scientific last name of Axelrodi. I think ol' Herb wanted to rule the world or something.
I'm older than shag carpet.
Technology has made fish keeping so much easier. All heaters sucked back then!
The only bettas that existed were veil tails and all other fish had the scientific last name of Axelrodi. I think ol' Herb wanted to rule the world or something.
I'm older than shag carpet.
hello, I am new to this site but have been keeping fish for years. I remember my first tank, a 10 gallon, about 15 years ago. It had tha old corner filter, with the carbon and floss, and my mom made me break it down and completely clean it about every 2 weeks, but some how the fish seemed survive. By the way, this site is awesome!!
I have 3 metal framed slate bottom tanks setup and running right now 20l,30,and 20 in my fishroom
"The fish farmers must have not done much better with the fish they raised or else the fish were tougher because the amazing thing was that the fish LIVED. Sure you had the occasional bacteria bloom, but the fish lived! Try getting tropicals today without cycling a tank and you know what happens"
I wouldn't think it would have anything to do with the fish farmers doing a better job back then. No matter how much tougher the fish were back then it goes against basic science (for the lack of a better term). If you add a bunch of fish with a tank that has no beneficial bacteria to take care of it the amonia and nitrite will skyrocket. Unless the fish did some crazy evolving since the 70's it would have killed them the same as it would if you did it today.
I wouldn't think it would have anything to do with the fish farmers doing a better job back then. No matter how much tougher the fish were back then it goes against basic science (for the lack of a better term). If you add a bunch of fish with a tank that has no beneficial bacteria to take care of it the amonia and nitrite will skyrocket. Unless the fish did some crazy evolving since the 70's it would have killed them the same as it would if you did it today.
Howdy,
I think it might very well be the fault of fish farms. Back in the old days, demand was low, fish were bred in small, mostly family owned farms. Today, it's a much larger hobby, fish farms extended their breeding greatly. And with increased fish populations, they needed to use more medications. That, in turn, is known to weaken the immune system. I am not surprised about the poor quality.
However, I bet the quality of wild-caught fish improved greatly with better infrastructure (so did availability)
HarleyK
I think it might very well be the fault of fish farms. Back in the old days, demand was low, fish were bred in small, mostly family owned farms. Today, it's a much larger hobby, fish farms extended their breeding greatly. And with increased fish populations, they needed to use more medications. That, in turn, is known to weaken the immune system. I am not surprised about the poor quality.
However, I bet the quality of wild-caught fish improved greatly with better infrastructure (so did availability)
HarleyK
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