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Offline mbettman

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How many is too many?
« on: May 12, 2011, 21:18:24 »
Freshwater fish. How many is too many? I have oscars, dempseys, 1 big Pacu, 1 huge red devil, green terror, some convicts, salvinis, acara.

I have a 120 gallon with a fluval 305 and an eheim probably same capacity.

Offline liljake

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Re: How many is too many?
« Reply #1 on: May 13, 2011, 15:28:41 »
most people only care about saltwater on here

Offline HUNGER

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Re: How many is too many?
« Reply #2 on: May 13, 2011, 15:43:44 »
those are all big dirty fish you will need to get rid of that fluvel and do a wet dry  you do know that the pacu will out grow that tank right
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Offline discus513

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Re: How many is too many?
« Reply #3 on: May 17, 2011, 01:07:09 »
That is alot of Big aggresive fish for a 120g aquarium, you will have alot of fights! :hmmmm:

Offline Kenn

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Re: How many is too many?
« Reply #4 on: May 17, 2011, 02:11:56 »
That is alot of Big aggresive fish for a 120g aquarium, you will have alot of fights! :hmmmm:

I havent had a big fresh water set up for a number of years but I agree
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Offline ~reefchik~

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Re: How many is too many?
« Reply #5 on: May 17, 2011, 11:07:46 »
It's a lot of fish but more importantly, how are your water parameters holding?  How often do you change the water?  Filtration media?  How much do you feed?  All those things have a big bearing. 
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