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dirtydawg10
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Location: Connecticut
Favorite Fish: Severum
 |  Subject: Re: Magnum 350 Thu Mar 18, 2010 7:31 pm | |
| | Mostlycichlids wrote: | | There are lots of theories about HITH....none of which IMO have any scientific backing. IMO poor water quality and poor diet will cause HITH 10x faster than using carbon.....but then again that is just my own theory. |
I agree with MC's theory. Most fish I see with HITH have come from poor conditions and poor diet.
Hey Ninja, maybe i missed it but did you post the depth of your 100gal? |
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ninjastar
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Age: 21
Location: Carson,CA
Favorite Fish: Oscar,Jack dempsey
| | Subject: Re: Magnum 350 Thu Mar 18, 2010 8:03 pm | |
| 61x27x13. Just checked and its a 90gal. bump to my last post |
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Mostlycichlids
Cichlid Specialist
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Age: 32
Location: New Mexico USA
Favorite Fish: Jaguar Cichlid
| | Subject: Re: Magnum 350 Thu Mar 18, 2010 8:43 pm | |
| | ninjastar wrote: | | I see. I was wondering what kind of bottom feeder can I put with the oscar because they eat the krill and the spit back the scales of the krill. |
They are messy eaters....very messy. Your pretty stocked now.
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Mostlycichlids
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| | Subject: Re: Magnum 350 Thu Mar 18, 2010 8:45 pm | |
| Thats a 90-100g tall tank, 61Lx13Wx27H from the looks of it, not 61Lx27Wx13H, I could be wrong tho. In any case a very odd shaped tank.
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ninjastar
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Age: 21
Location: Carson,CA
Favorite Fish: Oscar,Jack dempsey
| | Subject: Re: Magnum 350 Thu Mar 18, 2010 8:57 pm | |
| Whops sorry. So theirs nothing that I can put in their with them that could be their clean up crew for the oscars? Also is my filteration good enough or should I buy another one? |
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Wyomingite
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Age: 44
Location: Wonderful Windy Wyoming
Humor: "I drank what?" - Socrates
Favorite Fish: I won't choose and ya can't make me!
| | Subject: Re: Magnum 350 Thu Mar 18, 2010 10:32 pm | |
| | dirtydawg10 wrote: | | Mostlycichlids wrote: | | There are lots of theories about HITH....none of which IMO have any scientific backing. IMO poor water quality and poor diet will cause HITH 10x faster than using carbon.....but then again that is just my own theory. |
I agree with MC's theory. Most fish I see with HITH have come from poor conditions and poor diet... |
And I'll triple that. Sorry guys, this last set of graveyards kicked my ass and any kind of deep thought has been rough the past few days.
Looking good ninjastar.
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ninjastar
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Favorite Fish: Oscar,Jack dempsey
| | Subject: Re: Magnum 350 Fri Mar 19, 2010 1:19 am | |
| So I was wondering what can I do about the messy oscar? Can I put some bottom feeders? |
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Wyomingite
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Age: 44
Location: Wonderful Windy Wyoming
Humor: "I drank what?" - Socrates
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| | Subject: Re: Magnum 350 Fri Mar 19, 2010 10:25 am | |
| The biggest problem with oscars, and other large cichlids, is that the bottom feeders small enough to notice the morsels that the oscars drop are small enough for the oscars to eat. Cory cats, nom nom nom. Siamese algae eaters, nom nom nom. Smaller loaches, nom nom nom. A large pleco will get the larger chunks, but you'll need to supplement it's diet with algae wafers or blanched veggies, and it won't even begin to get all the smaller morsels that oscars are notorious for. Your best bet is probably pond snails, ramshorn snails, or Malaysian trumpet snails. They multiply and your oscars may or may not pick off extra snails that reproduce. You won't be upset if the oscars eat excess snails, I doubt you'll be happy if they eat a catfish that ya bought.
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Mostlycichlids
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Age: 32
Location: New Mexico USA
Favorite Fish: Jaguar Cichlid
| | Subject: Re: Magnum 350 Fri Mar 19, 2010 4:08 pm | |
| I would just invest in a python and do more water changes....the tanks dimensions are not really adequate for the Oscars adult size. As stated you got yourself a "tall" tank although volume is ok for them there wont be much turning room. A larger pleco would be ok but the growth rate of the Oscars and the growth rate of a pleco will not be the same. The Oscars will grow way faster than any pleco and likely make a snack of it. I would wait till they get bigger and just increase water changes for a while....Filtration is good for now...once they get bigger you will need more filtration, maybe 3-4 months from now.
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Celticwraith
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Location: Ontario, Canada
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| | Subject: Re: Magnum 350 Fri Mar 19, 2010 4:14 pm | |
| I have a python one of the best aquarium tools, makes doing water changes a breeze. _________________  |
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dirtydawg10
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Posts: 2987
Age: 39
Location: Connecticut
Favorite Fish: Severum
| | Subject: Re: Magnum 350 Fri Mar 19, 2010 5:11 pm | |
| | ninjastar wrote: | | 61x27x13. Just checked and its a 90gal. bump to my last post |
That's what I thought and was why I was asking. The 13" depth won't be good for the O's at full size. I would say 18" depth minimum for an O. |
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ninjastar
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Posts: 124
Age: 21
Location: Carson,CA
Favorite Fish: Oscar,Jack dempsey
| | Subject: Re: Magnum 350 Fri Mar 19, 2010 8:07 pm | |
| Well in the mean time I will wait till they get bigger. And once they seem too big I will buy a 200gal tank |
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