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My 135 gallon Fish Only Tour

post #1 of 17
11/27/11 at 2:44pm
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http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LJn-oFhfscQ

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post #2 of 17
11/27/11 at 3:05pm

I really like it! But why is there no live rock? Is the sand live?

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post #3 of 17
11/27/11 at 3:15pm
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thank you, just want see how these guys do for a while and then add some new fish after xmas. yes its live sand also have two cleaner shrimp and cuc all over.

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post #4 of 17
11/27/11 at 3:18pm

You're really stretching it with the emperor angel.....

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post #5 of 17
11/27/11 at 5:24pm
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I know the emperor get well above 12 inches but i have four fish in a 135gallon tank that is 6 feet long, i would think 1 or two smaller fish like two more blue chromis wouldn't be bad. so please tell me what you mean by a stretch

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post #6 of 17
11/27/11 at 5:35pm
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I know the emperor get well above 12 inches but i have four fish in a 135gallon tank that is 6 feet long, i would think 1 or two smaller fish like two more blue chromis wouldn't be bad. so please tell me what you mean by a stretch


I have 3 fish in a 180 gal that is also 6 feet long......... I think that it's just not enough room for the emperor. Not too much bioload.

 

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post #7 of 17
11/27/11 at 5:36pm
Minimum requirements are 150 gallon tank. Fish gets up to 16+ inches. I have a 180 and there are fish that I would love to have, but require more space:sad:
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post #8 of 17
11/27/11 at 6:16pm
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thanks guys, i guess i will have to sell him in a year or two when he gets bigger

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post #9 of 17
11/27/11 at 6:33pm
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thanks guys, i guess i will have to sell him in a year or two when he gets bigger



Yep.... I've had to do that before too. Actually, I've had to do that a lot of times... lol!

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post #10 of 17
11/28/11 at 1:42pm
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Don't you get sad when you sell your fish off? It would be like selling your dog or cat after a couple years. lol

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post #11 of 17
11/28/11 at 1:44pm
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Don't you get sad when you sell your fish off? It would be like selling your dog or cat after a couple years. lol



LOL...IDK...I have never cuddled with one of my fishlaughing.gif

 

 

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post #12 of 17
11/28/11 at 2:53pm
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Don't you get sad when you sell your fish off? It would be like selling your dog or cat after a couple years. lol


Sometimes I do, and sometimes I don't. I know that I was really very sad when I had to sell my Panther Grouper... he was like my little buddy... lol.

But, it was for the better of my tank.............

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post #13 of 17
12/7/11 at 3:51pm

What are the dimensions of your tank. On the video it looked just like my tank which is 5' x 18" x 30" flatback hex. I estimate mine at about 130 to 135 gal. Yours must be larger than 135 gal.

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post #14 of 17
12/7/11 at 4:08pm
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72x18x24 and thanks for looking

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post #15 of 17
12/7/11 at 4:18pm

Oh wow it looked taller in the video. Nice looking tank I love the juv. emperor. Consider yourself lucky that it is  24" tall, the 30" tall is a bear to clean.

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post #16 of 17
12/7/11 at 7:02pm
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lol, thanks, i had the emperor for a month and he eats like a pig, i love him can't wait to watch him change into an adult

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post #17 of 17
12/7/11 at 8:27pm

Be prepared to wait. My dad had a juv. emperor for 4 years and it grew to about 4.5 - 5 inches and was just showing early signs of changing when his tank crashed. i suppose every fish is different though. There is nothing cooler than having a fish change. Almost makes you feel like you watched them grow up, also the look even cooler while changing.

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