Re: Killies in Big Tanks

["David Wood" <Daviduu at btinternet_com>]

A simple explanation for the use of small tanks:
I can get approx 100 small tanks in my fishroom, but only about 20 large
tanks. This means that I can keep a lot of species but not vast numbers
of fish.
I agree that big is often better, especially for panchax and other plant
spawners.
Dave Wood
----- Original Message -----
From: "Tyrone Genade" <Tgenade at AKAD_SUN.AC.ZA>
To: <killietalk at aka_org>
Sent: Friday, May 31, 2002 9:36 AM
Subject: Re: Killies in Big Tanks


> On 30 May 2002, at 21:12, RuevenM at aol_com wrote:
>
> > Maybe its a better set up for longtime survival.
> > I think we bring some of our problems on ourselves with our small
tanks of
> > soft acid water. Any opinions?
>
> I quite agree.
> By placing our fish in tiny tanks we force on them unnatural
> conditions which cause unnatural behaviour: wife beating.
>
> The small tank pr does have its virtues: better egg production but
> you do loose size and genetic integrity.
>
> Those non-annuals I am choosing to keep in light of recent
> developments I am now moving into larger tanks in the hope that they
> will tick over naturally. I'm going to get some river sand (or sea
> sand depending how I feel) to put into the tanks as substrate (so the
> amieti can hide their eggs properly and may be I can fish out a few
> fry).
>
> I have a fair size group of australe now (4 males and females) which
> are to be my core breeding group. They live well together in a group
> and if the tank is big enough they don't eat each other's eggs. In
> fact you can have fry popping out of the wood work in a relativly
> bare tank.
>
> In short, I feel we should be keeping non-annuals at the very least
> in a 10 gallon tank and most certainly in groups (with the exception
> of jorgenscheeli that is a devil at the best of times).
>
> Bye
>
> Tyrone Genade
> tgenade at sun_ac.za
> http://www.tyronegenade.0catch.com
>
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