120 Gallon RARE Tank
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ophiura
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Originally Posted by Emperor11
WOW! I never knew those were the crown of thorns star! I used to have one of those in my old fish only! Its really easy to care for.
This is again a confusiion in common names. The actual "crown of thorns" is a huge venemous multi-arms animal called Acanthaster plancii. The chocolate chip, red general, red African, whatever are all in the genus Protoreaster and are totally different beasts.
{Edit - I see you found a picture to clarify}
WOW! I never knew those were the crown of thorns star! I used to have one of those in my old fish only! Its really easy to care for.
This is again a confusiion in common names. The actual "crown of thorns" is a huge venemous multi-arms animal called Acanthaster plancii. The chocolate chip, red general, red African, whatever are all in the genus Protoreaster and are totally different beasts.
{Edit - I see you found a picture to clarify}
ophiura
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A real basic example of why that "rule" doesn't work is in something like the tank footprint. A standard 120 is a 4 foot tank. Would you really put all of those huge fish in a 4 foot tank?
So tank footprint, tank "purpose" (eg aggressive reef), filtration, adult size, territoriality, behavior...all manner of things blow the rule to bits. I think if you really think back to how you've selected fish, you'll realize that you are not sticking hard and fast to this rule, but take a lot of things into consideration.
So tank footprint, tank "purpose" (eg aggressive reef), filtration, adult size, territoriality, behavior...all manner of things blow the rule to bits. I think if you really think back to how you've selected fish, you'll realize that you are not sticking hard and fast to this rule, but take a lot of things into consideration.
emperor11
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Originally Posted by ophiura
A real basic example of why that "rule" doesn't work is in something like the tank footprint. A standard 120 is a 4 foot tank. Would you really put all of those huge fish in a 4 foot tank?
So tank footprint, tank "purpose" (eg aggressive reef), filtration, adult size, territoriality, behavior...all manner of things blow the rule to bits. I think if you really think back to how you've selected fish, you'll realize that you are not sticking hard and fast to this rule, but take a lot of things into consideration.
I see what your talking about now, and I kind of feel foolish for thinking that was okay. I was just going by what I've read in several books... I would never put all those fish in a 4 foot 120, let alone a 180. I was just randomly thinking of different fish he COULD put in, I didn't mean to put them all in there.
A real basic example of why that "rule" doesn't work is in something like the tank footprint. A standard 120 is a 4 foot tank. Would you really put all of those huge fish in a 4 foot tank?
So tank footprint, tank "purpose" (eg aggressive reef), filtration, adult size, territoriality, behavior...all manner of things blow the rule to bits. I think if you really think back to how you've selected fish, you'll realize that you are not sticking hard and fast to this rule, but take a lot of things into consideration.
I see what your talking about now, and I kind of feel foolish for thinking that was okay. I was just going by what I've read in several books... I would never put all those fish in a 4 foot 120, let alone a 180. I was just randomly thinking of different fish he COULD put in, I didn't mean to put them all in there.
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Originally Posted by NEreef
yes, this site sells them under "red general star." it is very similar to the chocolate chip star.
Not with a puffer, he'll nip at it all day long!!
yes, this site sells them under "red general star." it is very similar to the chocolate chip star.
Not with a puffer, he'll nip at it all day long!!
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