Tankbusters? I shocked.

[Tom the bomb]

Anyone have a thought about this?

Tankbusters - INJAF

‘Tankbusters’ have long been a controversial subject in the fishkeeping hobby and with the relaunch of the BIAZA (British and Irish Association of Zoos and Aquariums) Big Fish Campaign in 2012 they came back into the limelight once more. What is

injaf.org

 

[Tom the bomb]

I was ok up till the african lungfish/silver arowana area. DID NOT KNOW A CLOWN KNIFE COULD GET SOOO BIG

 

[TheWolfman]

Well, that puts things in perspective.

http://www.scribd.com/doc/58894122/PFK-MAY11-INFOGRAPHIC Didn't realize how massive some of these guys get. I mean, I know they get big, but there's a difference between seeing a number on a page and seeing that a giant gourami is about the size of a man's chest. And that's one of the smallest...

www.monsterfishkeepers.com

 

[Backfromthedead]

Good article. Like the charts too.

 

[pinfish]

Crazy Stuff!

 

[tlindsey]

People are still going to have some of those in their home aquariums. We have been warning about Silver Arowana, Pacu and Redtail Catfish since I've been a member.

 

[esoxlucius]

That diagram, with the human in the scale, needs to be in every fish store there is to give would be buyers a wake up call as to what they're purchasing.

And to take it even further, the fish stores should refrain from even stocking most of them in the first place. Then the temptation is well and truly out of the way.

 

[twentyleagues]

This is exactly why I say stuff like arowana, pacu, redtail cats are not for beginners or even most aquarists. Most people don't get it. These are dangerous animals, and size is only the beginning. Glad someone found this and posted it.

 

[esoxlucius]

This is exactly why I say stuff like arowana, pacu, redtail cats are not for beginners or even most aquarists. Most people don't get it. These are dangerous animals, and size is only the beginning. Glad someone found this and posted it.

It's only in the past month that the three examples you mention have actually been stocked in my lfs. Little skinny 5" silver arowana, pacu the size of a coin and RTC's as cute as a button at 3". I may not need to go down to my local lfs for a while if i'm well stocked up with stuff, but when I do I can almost guarantee that these cute little monsters will have gone. And what's the odds of them going to homes where they will end up in 1000g tanks?

 

[twentyleagues]

It's only in the past month that the three examples you mention have actually been stocked in my lfs. Little skinny 5" silver arowana, pacu the size of a coin and RTC's as cute as a button at 3". I may not need to go down to my local lfs for a while if i'm well stocked up with stuff, but when I do I can almost guarantee that these cute little monsters will have gone. And what's the odds of them going to homes where they will end up in 1000g tanks?

I'm sure not very likely.