FTDelta
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I know some of you know I have been doing tons of reading and researching on saltwater aquaria keeping. With that being said, I know the basics. When it comes to fish species, I get the gist of which are aggressive, peaceful, prone to nip on corals, tank size requirements etc...
So this begs the question of certain folks ask about the "how can", "why can" and "can I" questions. I try to answer as honestly I know and yet this person insists on getting another' opinion?
It all started in another fish forum when this person asks if he can have a
Bi-Color Angel in his tank to help battle Majano algae in his reef tank. I told him Bi-Color is not reef safe/use with caution and wasn't sure if it does. A later post is when he tried to get his LFS owner to toss in his bi-color angel in one of his display tanks in the store to see if it would work. He pretty much insisted the lfs owner to do so he can see for himself. The LFS refused to do so.
I responded as it wasn't wise to insist on telling the LFS to do so. He then responded I was being rude.
Last night, he begs the question on if it's possible to have another clownfish or another pair in his tank of the same species. I told him that's not really advisable due to tank size and possible aggression with his current mated pair.
He wanted to know if he can house multiple clowns just like in the wild because his lfs had 20 or 30 clowns in a 20 gallon tank. I told him you cannot compare what you see in the wild to what can be done in a home aquarium. Most likely his lfs had juvenile clowns on display for sale. Now I know fully well that's unethical to house more than 1 pair of clownfish in a tank uless it's a very large tank in excess of 1000+ gallons or more.
He thanked me for my input but insisted on another person's opinion.
I responded that someone will agree with my statement. I'm sure he won't like the answer from another source and will attempt it regardless.
I'm to a point to tell this person do what you want. It's your tank,time, money and heartache.
Why are some people so dead on doing what they want when they won't take no for an answer - even if other chimes in in agreement with my statement? Sorry. I'm done ranting but I was trying to stop foolish people from making foolish mistakes and saving the poor clownfish (or other species) from needless harm from the dangerous, uninformed human animal - man who has little regard or knowledge in SW aquaria stock keeping.
Sigh............
No good deed goes unpunished.
So this begs the question of certain folks ask about the "how can", "why can" and "can I" questions. I try to answer as honestly I know and yet this person insists on getting another' opinion?
It all started in another fish forum when this person asks if he can have a
Bi-Color Angel in his tank to help battle Majano algae in his reef tank. I told him Bi-Color is not reef safe/use with caution and wasn't sure if it does. A later post is when he tried to get his LFS owner to toss in his bi-color angel in one of his display tanks in the store to see if it would work. He pretty much insisted the lfs owner to do so he can see for himself. The LFS refused to do so.
I responded as it wasn't wise to insist on telling the LFS to do so. He then responded I was being rude.
Last night, he begs the question on if it's possible to have another clownfish or another pair in his tank of the same species. I told him that's not really advisable due to tank size and possible aggression with his current mated pair.
He wanted to know if he can house multiple clowns just like in the wild because his lfs had 20 or 30 clowns in a 20 gallon tank. I told him you cannot compare what you see in the wild to what can be done in a home aquarium. Most likely his lfs had juvenile clowns on display for sale. Now I know fully well that's unethical to house more than 1 pair of clownfish in a tank uless it's a very large tank in excess of 1000+ gallons or more.
He thanked me for my input but insisted on another person's opinion.
I responded that someone will agree with my statement. I'm sure he won't like the answer from another source and will attempt it regardless.
I'm to a point to tell this person do what you want. It's your tank,time, money and heartache.
Why are some people so dead on doing what they want when they won't take no for an answer - even if other chimes in in agreement with my statement? Sorry. I'm done ranting but I was trying to stop foolish people from making foolish mistakes and saving the poor clownfish (or other species) from needless harm from the dangerous, uninformed human animal - man who has little regard or knowledge in SW aquaria stock keeping.
Sigh............
No good deed goes unpunished.