"Best of" FO's (since we don't get TOTM's)
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happyface888
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Here's Mine enjoy
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mattsilvester
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there are some great pics here - killertrigger - nice pics especially! More info!!!
Kennyboy1984
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Is it just me or do these fish only tanks have fish in them that look a lot more beat up and unhealthy?
Elaborate with examples.........we're all adults enough. I would say that my fish only get scars because the occupants don't generally let **** slide and will fight back. My big coris can circle the big clown trigger like a train with head almost touching tail, fins and spike all flared up. Clown trig says f u and takes a piece out of his side. That is how it can go with some of these meaner FO tanks.
i think its exactly what you said, they are just aggressive fish that dont let things happen and wimper away, like above fish like large wrasses, tangs, triggers, and the like do not like fish picking on them without them getting even, my sohal tried to attack my bluethroat, as soon as the bluethroat felt the tail spine he took a nice chunk of out the sohal lets just say the sohal learned its lesson
yoboyjdizz
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Havent notice.. everyones fish seems healthy to me?? no?
mattsilvester
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kennyboy1984
I see what your saying, and to a certain extent, yes, fish in FO systems will tend to have more battle scars etc. than those placed in reef tanks. However there are trade offs......
What I am about to say is a generalization - so please don't anyone jump down my throat!
A reef tank, with lower stocking levels, higher water quality, and more natural environment will probably result in certain fish species showing better colours etc and looking less "beaten up". However, what a reef tank does not afford is the heavy feeding regimes that big fish require..... but usually you do not see many bug fish in reef tanks
An FO (or FOWLR) tank however is characterised by bigger, tougher fish, that need plenty of food - and they tend to get it in FO tanks, without worrying so much about water quality (that would effect corals). This results, in my opinion, in fish growing larger and being healthier (in general).
So as a trade off, I think rough and tumble fish, particularly fish like triggers, are over all just as healthy, inspite of a few battle scars.
There are of course exceptions - large reef tanks, mega-flow, huge sumps, and relatively very few large fish - anf a generous diet....... but these tend to be exceptions.....
I see what your saying, and to a certain extent, yes, fish in FO systems will tend to have more battle scars etc. than those placed in reef tanks. However there are trade offs......
What I am about to say is a generalization - so please don't anyone jump down my throat!
A reef tank, with lower stocking levels, higher water quality, and more natural environment will probably result in certain fish species showing better colours etc and looking less "beaten up". However, what a reef tank does not afford is the heavy feeding regimes that big fish require..... but usually you do not see many bug fish in reef tanks
An FO (or FOWLR) tank however is characterised by bigger, tougher fish, that need plenty of food - and they tend to get it in FO tanks, without worrying so much about water quality (that would effect corals). This results, in my opinion, in fish growing larger and being healthier (in general).
So as a trade off, I think rough and tumble fish, particularly fish like triggers, are over all just as healthy, inspite of a few battle scars.
There are of course exceptions - large reef tanks, mega-flow, huge sumps, and relatively very few large fish - anf a generous diet....... but these tend to be exceptions.....
lmracing8l
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Hi,
I am trying to post a pic and apparently I cannot do it. My pic is 455kg and it says I can only post 50kb. How do I make it smaller to fit. What is the secret to getting pics on here? Any help would be appreciated!!
I am trying to post a pic and apparently I cannot do it. My pic is 455kg and it says I can only post 50kb. How do I make it smaller to fit. What is the secret to getting pics on here? Any help would be appreciated!!
mattsilvester
Team RC
lmracing8l
It really is quite simple. I thought it was going to be difficult and technical but its not - simply go to photobucket.com and register. See here for tutorial:
http://www.reefcentral.com/forums/showthread.php?s=&threadid=531326
HTH
Matt
It really is quite simple. I thought it was going to be difficult and technical but its not - simply go to photobucket.com and register. See here for tutorial:
http://www.reefcentral.com/forums/showthread.php?s=&threadid=531326
HTH
Matt
lmracing8l
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ok, thanks I will try it
lmracing8l
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These two are in love!!! Seriously
Hope this works! Keep fingers crossed.
lmracing8l
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It worked!!! Yeaaaaa! FYI the tastless plastic plants are gone and I have more LR
happyface888
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very nice Imracing8, how big is the trigger? Does anyone own one of these fishes in their tanks?
