Was reading a book from the dark ages (1969 ) and found some confusing articles -
There is a bit on a puffer they call Tetraodon Samphongsi. I'm quite certain the picture is of a young chubby GSP
The article reads says it comes from the fresh waters of thailand and that 'to date specimens kept in aquaria (sic) have not grown beyond 7cm'
My little brain hurts
Your gsp's great-great-great-grandad?
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Your gsp's great-great-great-grandad?
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Re: Your gsp's great-great-great-grandad?
Ive got a few old books about different fish and its interesting how much the hobby has changed. When you look back at those articles you kind of wonder, 'what were they thinking?'
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90G red devil
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65B Hairy Puffer
65B Angel fish x1, Monk tetra x7, BN Pleco x2
90G red devil
90G Trimac
46G Bowfront Community tank
30G Growout
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Re: Your gsp's great-great-great-grandad?
Haha! Who's to say we've got it all correct now though? Seems to be an awful lot of unknowns. It's one of the things that makes the hobby more enjoyable though.
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Re: Your gsp's great-great-great-grandad?
We likely still dont have it all figured out but it has come a long ways. I have an old book on Oscars that makes the comment that 'if you have a small tank (example 20g) that you can still have an Oscar but you will be limited to only having a little Oscar. You wont be able to see its full potential as an adult.' Basically it was during the time frame where a 55g tank was considered big and they pushed the whole thought of 'a fish will only get as big as its tank' philosophy. Now days the notion is that an Oscar needs a minimum of a 55g with some saying a 75g tank. So in that way definite improvement in their care and keeping, though many people still have them in too small a tank.
300g Pearsei x1, Bala Sharks x 3, Dabola endli (Tinkisso river) x1, Ansorgii x1
65B Hairy Puffer
65B Angel fish x1, Monk tetra x7, BN Pleco x2
90G red devil
90G Trimac
46G Bowfront Community tank
30G Growout
65B Hairy Puffer
65B Angel fish x1, Monk tetra x7, BN Pleco x2
90G red devil
90G Trimac
46G Bowfront Community tank
30G Growout