Jackman
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my uncle works for madienhead aquatics and honestly knows what hes on about and said it should be fine. my dads one never grew that big in his tank.
Honestly... he doesn't.
Your dad's never got that big becasue it was stunted and probably dieing much younger than it should have.
I'd be surprised if it did go for the neons (which also aren't ideal for a tank that size), but it does need a bigger tank and lots of hiding places. You'll see fish far more when they have somewhere to hide. Also they are not algae eaters, they're omnivors and will eat pretty much anything.
go tell him that been as you live in surrey. he works in the woking one.
and no offence but what do you know about my dads tank? my dads had two that both lived for years..
i dont wish to start an argument with this post. but i have a feeling that is whats gona happen.
This is getting to be a routine lately,
People ask for advice, then when the advice arrives which doesnt suit them they go off in a strop!
You asked for help re your RTBS, it isnt really suitable for a 9Gall tank, which is really rather small. In a larger tank with more places to forage and feel secure it would probably become more active. Its a similar situation for the Banjo. They will thrive in a larger sand bottomed tank where they will dig about and in most cases lay under the sand.
Neons are ok for a tank that small.
Basically what im getting at is both the RTBS and BAnjo will survive in that tank, but it probably wont thrive. You yourself could live in a cupboard, but you wouldnt thrive in it.
im not going off in a strop. im simply asking why i should listen to you over my uncle who has worked with fish for years and has a brilliant knowledge. go argue with him not me. i asked out of intrest not to cause a bloody argument.
maybe ill just keep myself to myself from now on. been as anything i say people bite at.
Are you sure the dimensions you gave were in centimetres and not in inches? If it had been inches, then that would be absolutely fine, but if it is centimetres, then that tank is too small for both the sharks and a grown bristlenose.
It doesn't matter if someone has managed to keep one alive in such a small tank - ponies have survived being kept in garden sheds and never exercised, children survived Roumanian oprhanages. This forum is about promoting the wellbeing of fish. But I am still wondering if there hasn't been a mistake with the dimensions.
no the dimensions are correct. look it up yourself if you wish. its a fluval 500. ill measure when i get back home to make sure for you.
i never stated someone has kept one alive in a small tank btw.