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Thanks Quinn, I figure with you and your friend we will have plenty of man power to get the job done!!!!! I went to the warehouse to see the tanks today... "OHHHH YAAAAA", looking good so far but until they are in place and later do a leak test...I won't get my hopes up....well maybe just a bit!!! :thumbs: I'll p.m. later with all the details.....Thanks I hope it all works out! I'm just as excited as you are probably lol. Quinn I P.M. you today...if you received it call me...thanks

Yes you could say that, they are the newest thing called "Cichla whales" you have to get some!!!!!!!!!LOL

thanks, but I think we will have plenty of guys already!!!!

Thanks Quinn, I figure with you and your friend we will have plenty of man power to get the job done!!!!! I went to the warehouse to see the tanks today... "OHHHH YAAAAA", looking good so far but until they are in place and later do a leak test...I won't get my hopes up....well maybe just a bit!!! :thumbs: I'll p.m. later with all the details.....Thanks

Hey everyone, my tanks have finally arrived after 6 months.... I ordered them from "iadempet.com"(aquarium designs unlimited) here in Edmonton.. We did take our time with the design and overflows and holes, etc..... For those who don't remember; tank # 1; 120in x 48 in x30inches high tank # 2; 120in x 42 in x30inches high I guess Santa was right on time.....LOL Now the work starts...I have to get them down 6 stairs(straight). It should not be to bad...I have 6 industrial suction cups.... the tanks will be carried sideways(30in) and the staircase is 48in wide.... Anyway the move will take place on the 27th or the 28th... The hard part is organizing the man power...... I think 10 people should be good and so far I have 7, maybe 8.... I am supplying pizza and beer and the people that are going to carry the tanks will be paid a small fee!!!!! the others can place 2 x 4s, open door, direct, etc.. the large tank is between 600 and 700 pounds, so about 110 pounds per person... the tanks are acrylic..... I will have a showing to those interested at a later date but for now if anyone is feeling strong then please p.m. me......Thanks Yes picks will come soon>>>>> To all a Merry Christmass!!!!!!!!! :thumbs: By the way I am in the west end about 3 miles from W.E.M. and we do need women to serve the beer, LOL I'm joking.. strong woman are very welcomed.....cheers......

so what are they saying???? does it remove amonia with Edmonton hard water or not?????

they are OUTSTANDING!!!!!!!!! how big do they get??? Aggressive?????

I got 6 Haitiensis in a 120 gallon (4x2x2) The fish were anywhere from 1.5 - 2" when I got them, they bloated the biggest one was a little over 3" smallest one being a little over 2. Only other thing in the tank was 3 Honduran red points, and 2 clown loaches. No fighting at all, everyone ignored eachother, only fighting was within the Hait's Feeding them New Life Spectrum TherA pelets, and Spirulina twice a day. Temp was 86 consistantly, and I did between a 30-50% waterchange every 3 days. After doing what I did i thought theres no way that they will bloat up for me lol. Anyways, hope my experience helped and let me know how yours do when you get them I got 6 Haitiensis in a 120 gallon (4x2x2) The fish were anywhere from 1.5 - 2" when I got them, they bloated the biggest one was a little over 3" smallest one being a little over 2. Only other thing in the tank was 3 Honduran red points, and 2 clown loaches. No fighting at all, everyone ignored eachother, only fighting was within the Hait's Feeding them New Life Spectrum TherA pelets, and Spirulina twice a day. Temp was 86 consistantly, and I did between a 30-50% waterchange every 3 days. After doing what I did i thought theres no way that they will bloat up for me lol. Anyways, hope my experience helped and let me know how yours do when you get them Ditto, doing everything perfect and they still die. I'm thinking of getting one just for a tank in crappy condition, and then it will probably live lol. Didn't you use Metronidazole on them when they started bloating up too? hey guys......I did some more research and found another thing to consider... have you ever eaten a pizza late at night and then gone to bed??????? ya, I know I have....how do you feel in the morning?????? anyway, word has it that late night feeding,,,,then the lights go out...... the fishes metabolisim slows down causing food to start rotting in their gut.. then the bad parasites come to life.....then the white feces.... I am just a messenger but what time of day do people feed their fish before the lights go out?????????????????? KEEP HUNTING!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! could be nothing but we will leave no rock unturned!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!LOL...........

no I have not.......tell me more about their personality.............

the tank is 10ft x 4ft x 30inches high..........I know what you mean about high tanks!!!! I used to have a 6ft x 2ft x 3ft high tank and it was a real pain to clean or move rocks... I used to have a six foot ladder and still had to stick my entire shoulder into the tank... What a pain...... This tank is 30 inches high instead of 36 inches and that should make a big difference..... thanks

You should not have a problem. It is VERY IMPORTANT not to use a stand with feet. You need a stand where the feet are actually horizontal on the floor and across as many joists as possible........Not the common 4 pointy feet type....

hey Ryan, sad about your loss.... how many were in that tank? what size of tank? what size were the fish when you got them and when they got bloat? how many other species were in there? Was there alot of fighting between them or between other species? What type of food? How much per day? Any info. you could give me would be great!!! Maybe one day one of us can figure out this problem!!!!!!!!!!! thanks

Yes the dreadfull BLOAT issue.......I am raising the heat to 82f or 84f while the fish are small,also a U.V. sterilizer,also many caves of different sizes,also many water changes & lastly I will keep a few in a small solo tank as spares...just in case... One thing I won't be able to do is a low protein diet due to the others in the tank but I will not feed them until their bellies burst either!!!!!

You might be right but in a tank this big anything is possible......also they will grow up together & a Festae is no wimp!!!!!!

The tanks are acrylic and are made in Los Vegas(I think)... You can order them though a branch of theirs called "Living Color"... here in Edmonton....... How do we move it????? Good question!!!!! Six guys & six industrial suction cups..... and HOPE everything goes well!!!!!! I have pic's of this project from the begining and will post all once the tanks are in place.. (Very Soon!!!!).............thanks