Recent content by ecoman

I was just thinking about this. Since most people love to buy these fish for color, personality and price and they are usually captive bred why not breed the size out of them? I mean technically speaking, couldn't one breed them into dwarf oscars, pacus and arowanas so the tank busting would...

Without a pond like structure, I think the arowana should not be purchased. They just grow too big for all but Public Aquarium Exhibits. This is kind of why I have a membership to the Baltimore Aquarium. Anytime I want to see these beasts, I go and spend an hour taking them in...

Going with the majority on this one. Oscars, pacus and even arrowanas to a certain extent are to often sold as run of the mill when in reality, they are tank busters and should be purchased with this as a priority in mind. Undoubtably, the majority of these sold end up traded back in, killed...

Very considerate that you take the time to read and resond to all input... Vics are definitly few and far between but I wanted to address a tang tank. You are right in that they do not seem to be the most colorful fish in the store but their odd shapes (As in Calvus) and unbelievable amount of...

I prefer acrylic on this. I have been in the hobby for some time and recently after selling my 75 glass reef and taking a 6 month lay off, I decided to buy a 40 gallon sea clear acrylic. I love it. The clarity is fantastic, they last "forever" (don't have to wory about seals), they are so...