Setting myself up here - Page 2

Bogwoodbruce · #11 03-01-2008, 07:59 AM

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Originally Posted by curviceps

Can I ask why you keep fish? Is it status? I know there were some "words" said on the old forum, but I just can't work out why you feel the need to so overcrowd your tanks. You have more fish in that 1 tank than I have in almost 300gallons of water, I have so few in them because I care about my fish, their welfare and room to move about. I said this in another thread on this forum, but will say it again, you really are going to study animal care?

Yes i am, going to study animal care i love my fish and they are all doing fine its only untill the new 6ft is setup and then we wil have an empty 4ft aswell and they are all getting moved around.

PeterMC · #12 03-01-2008, 08:55 AM

Yeah that tanks very busy.. Nobody's asked about what filtration he's got going on..?

Over crowded fish are probably not happy fish, but if there's super filtration, they'll probably be healthy still..

Boggy it's clear you love having mixes of different species, you should think about smaller fish though. They can be just as, if not more exciting to watch

Dom_46 · #13 03-01-2008, 01:00 PM

I would get rid of the ugly giant gourami, get some piranha and bucktooth tetra.or maybe a sabre tooth tetra.

Bogwoodbruce · #14 03-01-2008, 05:20 PM

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Originally Posted by Dom_46

I would get rid of the ugly giant gourami, get some piranha and bucktooth tetra.or maybe a sabre tooth tetra.

No way piranha get boring quick.

grandad · #15 03-27-2008, 09:31 AM

overcrowded , fish look healthy though.

duce · #16 03-30-2008, 04:00 PM

how do u handle the amount of nitrate a poo lumps i think u need to put the fish before ur desire to have so many !

Richard Gb · #17 03-30-2008, 04:45 PM

If you are going to study the care of these creatures then the first thing you should learn is stocking levels- You should be ashamed to keep so many fish in one tank and to publish video bragging about it is just plain wrong!!! no wonder some were getting picked on!!!

-Rob C- · #18 03-30-2008, 06:34 PM

Fortunately BogBrush seems to have stopped posting on AC, so won't be justifying his actions, which all true fishkeepers know is unacceptable.
Unfortunately I can't see him changing his ways, especially judging by the way he is proud of such stocking level. It's a real shame as he does have some nice fish.

hemps · #19 03-30-2008, 06:55 PM

i think we should at least acknoledge the fack that boggy has a love of fish and we must remebr not many of us had that many tanks and fish at that age we should try and educate tho i dont agree whith all he has to say

PeterMC · #20 03-30-2008, 07:10 PM

He's only a young lad so not good to see so many people banging on at him..

I agree he overstocks but can anybody ever recall seeing a picture of any of his fish looking unhappy or unhealthy? I know I can't and I've seen loads of his pics and clips over a long period of time.

Overstocking isn't ideal but when adequate filtration is in place, the fish can live happily. I mean living conditions for some humans are overcrowded and yeah everyone would rather have a big back garden and a double drive, but cir***stances are cir***stances.

We all see lots of fish getting it much worse in the LFS. To be fair to Bruce he does do big water changes and very often also.

I'm not for overstocking myself, but some people are talking as if he's been out kidnapping 5 year olds! He's a fish lover, he lives and breathes fish... He wouldn't intentionally do anything to cause any of his fish any harm. Cut him some slack please lads