new show on Animal Planet called TANKED!!

[johnny313]

Videos look insane!

http://animal.discovery.com/tv/tanked/

[Mr D smack]

I got the DVR set lol

[Curious George]

Awesome, another thread!

[SkullV]

Old News, this thread is lower on the page.

http://reefcentral.com/forums/showthread.php?t=2043276

Didn't even have to search. The first episode aired early. Wasn't that good.

[Mmckibben]

I'm not looking forward to Tanked. You can tell that they only know how to build tanks, not maintain fish, by their comercial on discovery. They show them doing funny faces behind a tank full of fish The main fish they are look at is a clown fish swimming right side up (probably a swim bladder problem).

[ReefTECK]

I really hope you all will join me in emailing ATM, Animal Planet, and calling the Discovery Network ethics hotline and detesting this show for their outright buffoonish antics and malconsideration for fish as sentient beings. Their pandering to the needs of wealthy buyers is unsettling, and unnerving enough. But with the likes of the ASPCA, PITA, Sea Shepard, and Robert Wintner on our industry I fear this show will bring our hobby even closer to its end.

-Andy Long
Board of Directors, Great Iowa Reef Society

[elegance coral]

Originally Posted by ReefTECK

I really hope you all will join me in emailing ATM, Animal Planet, and calling the Discovery Network ethics hotline and detesting this show for their outright buffoonish antics and malconsideration for fish as sentient beings. Their pandering to the needs of wealthy buyers is unsettling, and unnerving enough. But with the likes of the ASPCA, PITA, Sea Shepard, and Robert Wintner on our industry I fear this show will bring our hobby even closer to its end.

-Andy Long
Board of Directors, Great Iowa Reef Society

What????? I watched the show last night, and I saw no "malconsideration for fish". If I was to email Animal Planet, I'd tell them what a great job they did. I typically don't like reality shows, but I actually found the show kinda entertaining.

[Piper27]

Right, them showing how to QT fish and pick out healthy fish, along with the need for filtration and such is wrong? I thought it was more than I expected and was happy. Obviously it can't be everything we want it to be.

[fullmonti]

Yet another hokey, contrived, not very informative, lame reality show. I was hoping this one would be better, but no!

[elegance coral]

Originally Posted by Piper27

Right, them showing how to QT fish and pick out healthy fish, along with the need for filtration and such is wrong? I thought it was more than I expected and was happy. Obviously it can't be everything we want it to be.

Exactly. I really don't see what the problem is here??????

[fullmonti]

Obviously I'm not a reality show fan. What was disappointing to me was, it seem to be all about a group of people acting goofy for the camera, and very little about aquariums & livestock. Much like almost all of the other reality shows. If you like people hamming it up for the camera & not much in the way of information about a given subject, then great. A LOT of people must like shows like these, or there wouldn't be so many of them. I'll probably watch another one or two in hopes they improve, but given the track record of the other reality shows my hopes are not high.

[elegance coral]

Originally Posted by fullmonti

Obviously I'm not a reality show fan. What was disappointing to me was, it seem to be all about a group of people acting goofy for the camera, and very little about aquariums & livestock. Much like almost all of the other reality shows. If you like people hamming it up for the camera & not much in the way of information about a given subject, then great. A LOT of people must like shows like these, or there wouldn't be so many of them. I'll probably watch another one or two in hopes they improve, but given the track record of the other reality shows my hopes are not high.

I agree with this. It is, what it is. A reality show. Your IQ will probably go down simply by being exposed to it. I don't see how it can harm the hobby though. If it encourages some rich dude to spend thirty grand at his LFS, I see this as a good thing. Especially with all the LFS's that are going under these days.

[Gandolfe]

start your own show then fullmonti, back it with the $$$, sell it to the networks, get more than 50 people to watch it every week and maybe then you can *****

[fullmonti]

Originally Posted by elegance coral

I agree with this. It is, what it is. A reality show. Your IQ will probably go down simply by being exposed to it. I don't see how it can harm the hobby though. If it encourages some rich dude to spend thirty grand at his LFS, I see this as a good thing. Especially with all the LFS's that are going under these days.

True enough. I support our only LFS as much as I can, but they are more a fish store than a reef store so I still have to order things online.

I don't mean to offend, I am just so over the whole reality show thing. You know what they say about opinions, & thats mine. If you like'm watch'm.

[jbowen]

The first episode was OK, I will continue to DVR a few more to see if it improves. I was surprised that they netted the fish at the wholesalers and held them in their hands.

[wicz101]

I saw the 1st episode last night, it was ok, a little silly at times but time will tell right. I liked that they at least said that nothing comes quickly with an aquarium but the after the commercial they set up a tank in two weeks. And I love how easy they made it look. I know I know it a reality show, I just hope that there is some education on some level in new episodes. I guess we should be happy that there is a aquarium based show on national television.

[lordofthereef]

Originally Posted by wicz101

I liked that they at least said that nothing comes quickly with an aquarium but the after the commercial they set up a tank in two weeks.

It was a fish only. That is certainly doable, especially with the cycled media that they certainly have access to. We didn't get to see much of their shop, but I am sure they do they keep cycled rock and sand on hand.

[Kaos]

The main problem I have w/ these elaborate tanks set up for rich people is most (and I emphisize most not all) see them as a decoration and do not care for the wellfare of the inhabitants no more than any other decoration they have. As long as the tank looks pretty who cares that 10 fish / corals are dying a week.

[lordofthereef]

Originally Posted by Kaos

The main problem I have w/ these elaborate tanks set up for rich people is most (and I emphisize most not all) see them as a decoration and do not care for the wellfare of the inhabitants no more than any other decoration they have. As long as the tank looks pretty who cares that 10 fish / corals are dying a week.

A couple things. First, a pretty tank generally doesn't have fish dying weekly. Said rich people generally pay these same people to maintain their tanks for them. It IS just a decoration. An expensive ecosystem that an "expert" is paid to maintain. None of the tanks shown in this movie gave me the feeling that these people were going to let their livestock die. In fact, ALL of these people already had multiple tanks throughout their houses/businesses.

Also, in this hobby, we are much like the rich guy you described. "Who cares that 10 yellow tangs had to die so that I could get my single happy healthy specimen?" THAT is the reality of our hobby. If you are going to preach animal wellfare and how these 'rich' people are doing so much bad, you should have just left all your livestock in the ocean too.

[Kaos]

Originally Posted by lordofthereef

A couple things. First, a pretty tank generally doesn't have fish dying weekly. Said rich people who have money generally pay these same people to maintain their tanks for them. It IS just a decoration. An expensive ecosystem that an "expert" is paid to maintain. Also, in this hobby, we are much like the rich guy. "Who cares that 10 yellow tangs had to die so that I could get my single happy healthy specimen?" THAT is the reality of our hobby. If you are going to preach animal wellfare and how these 'rich' people are doing so much bad, you should have just left all your livestock in the ocean too.

I have seen pretty tanks where fish were dying (pay attention to the threads and pic's posted here for a start). A lot of these "experts" have long since lost the love of the hobby and replaced that w/ a love of the money to be made in it. And FYI, I have been on a break from the hobby for a while so all my livestock are still in the ocean. Even though I have not bought anything in quite a while I have seen my LFS expand. So it does not seem my lack of buying has influenced one thing. People like to preach the power of one but the reality is seldom does one make a significant difference. I have personally seen a few instances where if you throw enough money at a tank even a poorly setup and maintained one can look nice.

[MHG]

Originally Posted by Kaos

The main problem I have w/ these elaborate tanks set up for rich people is most (and I emphisize most not all) see them as a decoration and do not care for the wellfare of the inhabitants no more than any other decoration they have. As long as the tank looks pretty who cares that 10 fish / corals are dying a week.

Have you seen some of the tanks and houses on RC? Half the guys on here are "rich" by some standards.

[elegance coral]

They were setting up a $30,000 quarantine system. That doesn't sound like someone that's going to simply let their fish die. It appeared, at least to me, that these people cared a great deal for the pets they have. Just because they're rich, doesn't mean they're evil and like to watch animals die.

[lordofthereef]

Originally Posted by Kaos

I have seen pretty tanks where fish were dying (pay attention to the threads and pic's posted here for a start). A lot of these "experts" have long since lost the love of the hobby and replaced that w/ a love of the money to be made in it. And FYI, I have been on a break from the hobby for a while so all my livestock are still in the ocean. Even though I have not bought anything in quite a while I have seen my LFS expand. So it does not seem my lack of buying has influenced one thing. People like to preach the power of one but the reality is seldom does one make a significant difference. I have personally seen a few instances where if you throw enough money at a tank even a poorly setup and maintained one can look nice.

Apologies. I was using the "universal you" here, not trying to single you out. Fact of the matter is this hobby is a destructive one. For every healthy specimen in a tank dozens had to die for it to get there. Nobody in this hobby is truly in it for the love of the animals, etc. etc (unless perhaps they are buying only tank bred/cultivated organisms). As I mentioned, the people in the show do seem to truly care about their livestock. Every single person they built tanks for had multiple other beautiful tanks in their house and/or business. To state that they are just buying animals letting them croak is a giant assumption on anyone's part. Unless I am mistaken, the guy that got the $30k quarantine unit mentioned he was in the hobby for 10+ years. I would love to see a tank that is unhealthy but still looks beautiful due only to the virtue of money being dumped in. I have certainly seen tanks with lots of money being dumped in them, but if they were unhealthy, never did that money make them look good.

[lordofthereef]

Originally Posted by elegance coral

They were setting up a $30,000 quarantine system. That doesn't sound like someone that's going to simply let their fish die. It appeared, at least to me, that these people cared a great deal for the pets they have. Just because they're rich, doesn't mean they're evil and like to watch animals die.

[Kaos]

Originally Posted by MHG

Have you seen some of the tanks and houses on RC? Half the guys on here are "rich" by some standards.

I don't know if I would say half but yes there are a lot of rich people here. Out of those most are the exception. Since they are here they probably do care about their tanks more than just a decoration.