Coldwater Marine Aquarium Build

We are talking about two different things. Research done by actual researchers is one thing. Putting animals that outgrow the space they are confined to for your own pleasure is another. Same thing when hobbyists want to put tangs in 30 gallon tanks, etc. If we already KNOW that the animals need more space, then what good can come with temporarily housing these animals?

 

I think we both know the difference between what you're saying and what the OP WAS planning. If the OP was conducting licensed, documented research, that's one thing. Last I checked, this is mostly a pleasure outing, MAYBE the OP will be conducting some research about the fish he's keeping for the Oceanarium, but none was mentioned.

I believed the OP also said he would be changing stocking to only keeping Blennies and some inverts, we've already discussed what would be wrong with the other fish, so I'm not sure what the point of you posting that was.

I apologize for my activist like posts. I wouldn't consider myself one, I agree with humane research on animals, as you were talking about. As I stated before, when keeping fish for fun, they didn't ask to be put in our tanks, so why not try to make them comfortable?

exactly.....

 

Yes, i'm gonna get small blennies, and different inverts. Fish and inverts that wont outgrow the space either, because remember, many of the crabs from the North Sea gets huge! But i'm getting swimming crabs, which are not very big crabs, aswell as maybe some other scavenger crabs like hermits, that'll stay small. The only thing that is gonna outgrow the tank after the way i'm planning, is the seaweed, haha I dont take your posts as activist like. I think its positive, that you care about the animals, and people should also learn from that. Actually, things that i've found working successfully in my aquarium, is probably gonna be told further on to the oceanarium, so that they can use more and more research about keeping these animals in captivity. They are already doing a great job, but as they said themselves, they are not even close to being able to keep them completely successful in captivity, but their research facility is doing the best they can to better that ASAP. Actually, they are one of worlds leading coldwater marine research facilities in the world, and they are currently breeding lots of fish, to get more in the ocean, but also to the oceanarium itself. I was down seeing all of their big tanks and breeder quarantines, really nicely sat up, lots of hiding places for the fish and lots of healthy water (I saw some tests on their water too). So, the more we learn from keeping coldwater marine animals in captivity, the better. The oceanarium definitely knows alot about it already, because they do actually have big home aquariums with these fish in (A dude out there had a 1000 gallon tank with large sea robins, flounders, a round goby, and a LUMPSUCKER! Actually, i researched alot about these peculier fish, not because i wanted to keep them, but because they were so interesting and fascinating. The ocenarium has never kept a lumpsucker in more than 7 years before it dies, because of the fact that they are extremely hard to keep in captivity succesfully. But he has had his lumpsucker, for soon 10 years now, which is EXTREMELY unusual, and he is proud of it Its an awesome fish, very inactive, but fluffy and scary actually

 

Awesome looking fish

 

Hehe, yeah these fish are really unique. Not very colorful most of them, but their camouflage is just fascinating. They're alot more interesting than people might think!