dangerously big pistol shrimp

[bexarhunt]

I have a bigger tank the hippo will go into as he grows. I do try to research everything I buy on the internet before I buy. I also have 5 different fish and invert books as well.

[FSU]

I knew it was just a matter of time before the tang police arrived!!!!

Don't lie, I just beat you to it!

[bexarhunt]

Jeremy at B&B can vouch for how much research I do before I walk into his store AND how many books I have bought from him....and no, I am not related to him....just a customer!

[Texreefer]

THIS IS JUST AN ANALOGY! so dont take it wrong,, If you were chained in a basement and given food and water you would stay alive for a long time like that, but are you really living?.. for anyone telling themselves they will move a fish to a larger tank when they grow, is false logic because they will likely not grow or flourish in a tank that small to begin with. I'm not the tang police Just curious what size tank you have that he will go into and what size tank do your books recommend..?

oh yeah, and the bottle and bait idea is a good one

[bigmoe21]

any tank is smaller than the ocean...so saying that even your hundred or so of gallons is big enough is a statement of futility..isnt that not fair then too to the fish? he wont flourish like he would in the ocean? its like any hobby dealing with animals. so please respect everyone, not that anyone isnt, and understand we're ALL doing the same thing, whether its 300g or 30g :-)

[Texreefer]

...... and understand we're ALL doing the same thing, whether its 300g or 30g :-)

simply not true

[bexarhunt]

I have a 110 in cycle mode...I have 4 different fish books....two of them say 100g and another book says 75g and the other doesnt have the hippo....two books are by scott michael that say the 100g, then there is 101 best sw fish and reef secrets book....

[bigmoe21]

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[engwife36]

and understand we're ALL doing the same thing, whether its 300g or 30g :-)

I'm not even going to start on this b/c the I'll probably get the thread locked.

[hobogato]

whether im right or wrong, probably wrong in many eyes, its still not justifiable to say your fish in your enclosed glass is happier than he would potentially be back in the ocean...

i agree. there is no denying that the ocean is where the fish would be "happiest". however, once they are in our care, it is up to us to give them the best care possible, and putting a fish in a tank that is too small is not living up to that standard.