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Old December 19th 05, 04:42 PM posted to rec.aquaria.misc
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Default Nanocube or eclipse aquariums

Roy wrote:

If you are on a restricted budget with little previous experience in
fish keeping, marine tanks are not to be recommended. The technical
setup is more complicated and expensive than fresh water, fish losses
are likely to be higher.


Nothing different than freshwater except for checking salinity...All
other tests still need to be done like Nitrate, nitrite, and ammonia
and PH.........


The biggest difference is the absence of plants in sal****er tanks to
aid in filtering and keep the setup stable (I know about algae, but that
does not change my statement). In addition the filter setup is more
complicated (protein skimmer).

In addition, most salt water fishes are caught from the wild, often by
using cyanide, which can destroy entire reef communities. Many fresh
water fishes, especially the typical beginner fishes like neons or
guppies, are bred in captivity.



I don;t know where you come from but better than 70 or 75 percent of
the fish sold in the shops here and at other places I frequent are all
tank rasied and bred.......not taken from the wild. The few that are
does not mean they use cyanide to catch them....


There are only about 20 species of sal****er fish that have been raised
successfully in captivity, and even of these the vast majority is wild
caught for financial reasons. And if you re-read my statement you will
find that I never said _all_ sal****er fishes were cyanide caught. In
fact that procedure is illegal, but still common practice. As Bert
Brecht once wrote: First comes the food, then comes the morale.

Why would he get more joy out of a freshwater than a sal****er.


Because his fishes are more likely to survive longer. In addition, costs
are considerably lower (I should know, as I have kept both).

perhaps you were hindered, but
its not hard unless your a real idiot.........


Your tone is inappropriate here.

BTW, could you please quote correctly, so the quotes and your answeres
are distinguished. It makes things much simpler for all concerned.
 




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