One 1,000G Indoor Monsterfish Pond Coming Up! (Ghetto Style)

[Fish_Admirer17]

My thoughts:

1. I still think your aussie aro/jardini will beat up your RTC in time, but since this is a "temp arrangement", I guess it will do for now if you are watching them closely.

2. RTC's are PIGS. They will eat anything meaty and they will eat a lot of it. So, from a practicality stand point, it doesn't really make sense to feed RTCs pricey Massivore pellets or MP, or even SW. Beef heart is called Beep Hart in the Philippines Puso ng Baka bro. Just go to the wet market and ask them if they have one, you won't find them in the groceries. Should cost P300 ($6.50)++ for one, which might last you 3-4weeks depending on your feeding. Once you get it, REMOVE all white matter these are indigestible for fish, you can only feed them the meaty red part. Cut them up into smaller pcs and put them into ice candy plastic para you can freeze them into a per feeding/serving size. The cheapest alternative would be small 3-5" galunggong which should cost anywhere between P90/kilo. They sometimes sell some that have their stomachs out (not so fresh) for P65 ($1.5)/kg, those are the best deals! I suggest go for galunggong, cheap and practical, I don't suggest BH because it will actually cause your RTC to grow faster, would you really want that?

And finally, please don't feed the RTC till their stomach look like it's gonna pop, it is not a good idea for any fish to be overfed.

Thanks man!!I am not overfeeding the RTC and i'm keeping a close eye on those 2..No problems so far..You can check them out my my thread http://www.monsterfishkeepers.com/forums/showthread.php?t=334503


And is it ok to go for galunggong all the way or should i mix it up with market shrimp, tilapia, mussels, etc... When he was small i fed him superworms and freeze dried shrimp..Now i have already fed him a variety of foods like sushi, fish fillet, beef, liempo,etc..I removed the fat of course and he seems to be doing well..Thanks for the good advice pare I really appreciate you helping out a

Goodluck w/ your indoor pond!!

 

[Jakob]

We need more pics for this great threat mate. Keep it up.

 

[MeAko]

Actually Silver Quarters
Will grow them out and throw them in my pond.

I bought 58 pcs. Threw some into the pond and realized that my fish can gobble down a dozen "feeders" in a few seconds.

 

[protozoa]

nice additions sir. bigla ako ginutom sarap ipangat nyan

 

[]V[onster Fish]

Ganda ng indoor pond mo.

 

[AROWANA_MAN]

how much did you pay for all those silver dollars.

 

[fatherof5]

GREAT STUFF, great additions, those arrows are awesome.

 

[A. gigas]

if you're gonna take the risk with small fish... buy a giant school of african butterflyfish! a few more suggestions for your tank:
african arowana
red devils
pbass
arapaima(yes, the tank could not house them for life, but johnptc's arapaimas are about 6 ft in 4 years. plus, you know a guy with a 15,000 gallon tank! just ask if he wants to have you grow out an arapaima for him!)

 

[MeAko]

how much did you pay for all those silver dollars.

Around US$35 or so.

if you're gonna take the risk with small fish... buy a giant school of african butterflyfish! a few more suggestions for your tank:
african arowana
red devils
pbass
arapaima(yes, the tank could not house them for life, but johnptc's arapaimas are about 6 ft in 4 years. plus, you know a guy with a 15,000 gallon tank! just ask if he wants to have you grow out an arapaima for him!)

I actually have 2 palm-sized Silver Dollars in the pond and they are holding their own, so I thought of having a big shoal/school to make it look cool. I'll grow out those silvers dollars and see how it goes, they are growing pretty good with my power feeding.

There was one guy selling a 20" Arapaima for $65. Guess what I did, I DID txt'd the 15k tank owner and asked him if I could get the paima and then eventually pass it on to him when it's all grown out in my pond. He goes, he already did have a Paima before but had to give it up because it posed a threat to kids who visit the pond once in a while...so funny how you thought of the same thing I did!

 

[]V[onster Fish]

galing tol!!questions lang..I'm fairly new here in this site and I have been asking people for advice about keeping my RTC...He is currently in a 75 gal. w/ aussie aro and they are peaceful living together..He will be going to our 360 gal pool when he is big enough..Most people say that I should feed him shrimp, etc and also beefheart..Anu ba ung tawag sa beefheart dito saten tol? Mahal ba un? and also do you know where to get Hikari brand pellets like the Massivore sinking type for RTC..Thanks!!

massivore pellets Ive seen in cartimar AI pet store. but its expensive.