5 gallon mini horse
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nybutterfly03
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I would study study study before getting ponies.....IMHO
fishycpa
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Ponies and horses require excellent water conditions, and 5 gall seems too hard to keep proper paramaters. As you will see all over this site, people recommend the largest tank possible as to reduce fluxuations and other problems with water quality. Despite that, I also think that a much larger tank is needed just for movement of the ponies, emphasis on tall tanks. Enough food may be an issue as well.
zeke92
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Originally Posted by fishyCPA
Ponies and horses require excellent water conditions, and 5 gall seems too hard to keep proper paramaters. As you will see all over this site, people recommend the largest tank possible as to reduce fluxuations and other problems with water quality. Despite that, I also think that a much larger tank is needed just for movement of the ponies, emphasis on tall tanks. Enough food may be an issue as well.
...i'm not talking large ponies. i have a 55g i'm working on for larger ones. i'm talking dwarfs.
Ponies and horses require excellent water conditions, and 5 gall seems too hard to keep proper paramaters. As you will see all over this site, people recommend the largest tank possible as to reduce fluxuations and other problems with water quality. Despite that, I also think that a much larger tank is needed just for movement of the ponies, emphasis on tall tanks. Enough food may be an issue as well.
...i'm not talking large ponies. i have a 55g i'm working on for larger ones. i'm talking dwarfs.
zeke92
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Originally Posted by fishyCPA
Well I am definately not an expert, by any means, I was just under the impression that 5 gallons is too small for any number of ponies, sorry.
yeah, any normal sized horse wouldn't live much more then a day i doubt in a 5 gallon. thats like living in the bathroom, hehe.
Well I am definately not an expert, by any means, I was just under the impression that 5 gallons is too small for any number of ponies, sorry.
yeah, any normal sized horse wouldn't live much more then a day i doubt in a 5 gallon. thats like living in the bathroom, hehe.
fishycpa
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Originally Posted by zeke92
dwarfs actualy require small tanks. dwarfs in a large tank would have problems with food, they would get lost....there like the size of a dime. a 5 gallon to them is kinda like a 30+ gallon to a medium size one.
you are right, my appologies. please forgive my ignorance
dwarfs actualy require small tanks. dwarfs in a large tank would have problems with food, they would get lost....there like the size of a dime. a 5 gallon to them is kinda like a 30+ gallon to a medium size one.
you are right, my appologies. please forgive my ignorance
nybutterfly03
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If you want good advise look for Rykna!!! She rocks!!! But I will tell you she is not big on the lil tanks, I think she has hers in a 10gal and prolly would not go smaller. I should not speak for her but that is that is waht I have gathered from all of our almost daily chats!!!
I have a 14hex set up that will eventually be my pony tank. But seriously....she is good and knows her stuff.....Bronco300 knows a lot about these lil guys...per Ryk...Good luck
I have a 14hex set up that will eventually be my pony tank. But seriously....she is good and knows her stuff.....Bronco300 knows a lot about these lil guys...per Ryk...Good luck
nybutterfly03
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Actually she only has 5 right now but her "heard" will be arriving tomorrow!!!!
hehe
zeke92
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yeah i heard about that. thats alot of ponies to name, haha.
titan wil be happy though.
is it easy to tel different ponoes apart if they are the same color, like do some have certain charectaristics or are they too small to see? i wanna name them but if i get two the same color
titan wil be happy though.
is it easy to tel different ponoes apart if they are the same color, like do some have certain charectaristics or are they too small to see? i wanna name them but if i get two the same color
nybutterfly03
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IMO u can tell the difference between horses.....not sure bout ponies....I don't have any.......YET!!!!
