Look at this Overstocking

JGHA · 11/18/2009, 07:28 PM

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dF8mf...aynext_from=PL

Its really inhumane don't you think so.

lighthouze08 · 11/18/2009, 07:35 PM

that's a lot of fish for a small tank

kc350twin · 11/18/2009, 07:52 PM

Poor trigger is swimming in a circle.

jamesdong009 · 11/18/2009, 08:17 PM

That's just cruel.

gatorchem · 11/18/2009, 08:43 PM

Just doesn't seem fair to the fish!

bobparker · 11/18/2009, 08:55 PM

vanity. The guys on a superman fish keepers trip. What a waste

Daniel Reef · 11/18/2009, 09:16 PM

That's sad. I wonder if there is anything someone can do about that. It's like having 50 cats in a studio apartment.

Ev's Reef · 11/18/2009, 09:25 PM

I feel sorry for the Trigger

jbird69 · 11/18/2009, 09:52 PM

Theres not many home systems big enough to contain a trigger that size. I would think 1000g minimum for a fish like that.

redfishsc · 11/18/2009, 10:08 PM

Some of the fish he has seem to enjoy somewhat crowded situations, but not THAT crowded, and not a trigger that friggin big!

I must say, though, to have that many fish in a reef that size, with lots of visibly happy coral, and nearly no algae to speak of, is quite a feat. I couldn't maintain a tank like that for a week without it turning into a kelp bucket.

HerdofCrickets · 11/18/2009, 10:27 PM

last time I was at the Tulsa Aquarium in Oklahoma they kept a Clown Trigger in something no larger then a 40B... poor guy....

jasoncampbell83 · 11/18/2009, 11:12 PM

wow thats crazy, he needs to get rid of a lot of his fish! Way to crowded!

Flipper62 · 11/18/2009, 11:29 PM

I'm not buying that video to be real.

About a year ago, there was a post here with a similar video. Maybe even that same video. After everyone bashed him, it finally came out that it WAS a fake. The guy said that he worked for a film company & video shopped the video. He did it just to see everyones reaction.

Not sure if that IS the same video, but it looks like it.

tgbaby1 · 11/19/2009, 07:49 AM

i could see it being a fake. all those fish look really heathly and his tank looks super clean for having a huge bioload.

Kingumar · 11/19/2009, 08:01 AM

Idk it might be real. I was reading the comments and more then half of the people are bashing him about the setup.
he has another vid of him feeding an eel in the same setup.

That vid is a year old, i wanna see what he's got left now.. if anything..

spleify · 11/19/2009, 08:57 AM

Man, I hate seeing things like that

LargeAngels · 11/19/2009, 12:41 PM

Real or not unfortunately there are much worse out there.

Merkurfan · 11/19/2009, 12:57 PM

sadly. I have personally seen worse over stocking of tanks. In privately owned tanks, and lfs "display" (Fish NOT for sale) tanks.

saf1 · 11/19/2009, 01:17 PM

See - i'm with the guy above that says it is fake or staged. I mean if you look at the fish they are too fat first and foremost. Then add to the fact that they all look super clean with no signs of fighting or stress - its a rick roll.

Sorry - but everything is pointing to it being a set up. From water clarify to fish health and full bellies.

hfleming · 11/19/2009, 01:22 PM

That's bad.

ccampbell57 · 11/19/2009, 01:24 PM

I have seen way worse than this and unfortunately it occurs way too often in our hobby.

I wish that it were not the case, but there are a lot of people that say "a fish is a fish" and dont care for them outside of that.

It makes me sick to see this, but I have to take myself away from these videos and pictures to stay sane.

xmasia · 11/19/2009, 01:25 PM

overstocked i would say no but there are a few fish that shouldnt be in a tank that size

solitude127 · 11/19/2009, 03:32 PM

Hopefully he just borrowed the fish to take the video and then he's going to give them back to his friend who has a 500g tank.

ir0n_ma1den · 11/19/2009, 04:15 PM

people are people....

upster · 11/19/2009, 04:31 PM

I don't understand how his bio filter can keep up with that mess.

11/18/2009, 07:28 PM	#1
JGHA Registered Member Join Date: Jun 2009 Location: Guadalajara Posts: 116	Look at this Overstocking http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dF8mf...aynext_from=PL Its really inhumane don't you think so.

11/18/2009, 07:52 PM	#3
kc350twin Registered Member Join Date: Jan 2008 Location: Severn, MD Posts: 1,579	Poor trigger is swimming in a circle. __________________ 112g Cube 36x36x20= Custom 12x39wPower Module (Par Monster)= Neptune Apex=ATB 840v2=BM Doser= 2 MP-40's

11/18/2009, 08:17 PM	#4
jamesdong009 Registered Member Join Date: Jul 2008 Location: Massachusetts Posts: 55	That's just cruel. __________________ -Anthony Boston Reefers Society 2015 Treasurer

11/18/2009, 08:43 PM	#5
gatorchem Registered Member Join Date: Jul 2008 Location: Juno Beach, Fl Posts: 181	Just doesn't seem fair to the fish! __________________ 90g mixed reef Current Tank Info: 90g mixed reef

11/18/2009, 09:16 PM	#7
Daniel Reef Registered Member Join Date: Oct 2009 Location: Glendale, Arizona Posts: 1,430	That's sad. I wonder if there is anything someone can do about that. It's like having 50 cats in a studio apartment. __________________ Daniel Restarting my tank 90g 20g Life Reef sump 5ft Life Reef Skimmer See my album for pre-build tank pictures. Last edited by Daniel Reef; 11/18/2009 at 09:48 PM.

11/18/2009, 07:35 PM	#2
lighthouze08 Registered Member Join Date: Oct 2009 Location: VA Posts: 843	that's a lot of fish for a small tank

11/18/2009, 08:55 PM	#6
bobparker Independent thinker Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: fletcher, n.c. Posts: 273	vanity. The guys on a superman fish keepers trip. What a waste

11/18/2009, 09:25 PM	#8
Ev's Reef Registered Member Join Date: Oct 2009 Location: Iowa State University Posts: 203	I feel sorry for the Trigger __________________ Current Tank: 75 Gallon, with 20 gallon refugium/sump Inhabitants: Maroon Clown, Blue Tang, Flame Angel, Yellow Tang, Pajama Cardinals, Six Line Wrasse, Mandarin Goby, SPS corals, LPS corals, and Soft corals

11/18/2009, 09:52 PM	#9
jbird69 Registered Member Join Date: Dec 2008 Location: The beautiful State of Jefferson Posts: 2,751	Theres not many home systems big enough to contain a trigger that size. I would think 1000g minimum for a fish like that. __________________ Broke Back Mountain is not a movie, its the pile of dead ninjas in Chuck Norris' back yard

11/18/2009, 10:08 PM	#10
redfishsc Registered Member Join Date: Sep 2008 Location: Wake Forest, NC Posts: 3,696	Some of the fish he has seem to enjoy somewhat crowded situations, but not THAT crowded, and not a trigger that friggin big! I must say, though, to have that many fish in a reef that size, with lots of visibly happy coral, and nearly no algae to speak of, is quite a feat. I couldn't maintain a tank like that for a week without it turning into a kelp bucket. __________________ "The measure of a life is not its duration but its donation." Corrie Ten Boom “The tyrant dies and his rule is over, the martyr dies and his rule begins” -- Søren Kierkegaard Current Tank Info: ghetto grad school reef.....11g rimless tank, 36X9X9, lit by Cree and Rebels scobbled together. Stocked mostly with free stuff I got from panhandling my fellow reefers.

11/18/2009, 10:27 PM	#11
HerdofCrickets Registered Member Join Date: Oct 2008 Location: Overland Park, KS Posts: 123	last time I was at the Tulsa Aquarium in Oklahoma they kept a Clown Trigger in something no larger then a 40B... poor guy.... __________________ Kansas City Reef Association (KCRA) 180Gal Reef, 3x250w SE, Octo Extreme 300

11/18/2009, 11:12 PM	#12
jasoncampbell83 Registered Member Join Date: May 2008 Location: Indiana Posts: 97	wow thats crazy, he needs to get rid of a lot of his fish! Way to crowded! __________________ Umm... No I dont set a chair in front of my tank and look at it for hours. Current Tank Info: (1) 75 gallon reef tank (1) 37 gallon reef tank, (1) 6 gallon nano cube reef tank

11/18/2009, 11:29 PM	#13
Flipper62 Premium Member Join Date: Apr 2008 Location: Naperville, Il. Business Owner, President & CEO Posts: 3,045	I'm not buying that video to be real. About a year ago, there was a post here with a similar video. Maybe even that same video. After everyone bashed him, it finally came out that it WAS a fake. The guy said that he worked for a film company & video shopped the video. He did it just to see everyones reaction. Not sure if that IS the same video, but it looks like it. __________________ If todays automobile had followed the same development as the computer, A Rolls Royce would cost $100.00. It would get a million miles per gallon, but it would explode once a year killing everyone inside." Current Tanks... 90 gal Reef... My awesome Office BioCube....( 180 was on hold ..no time ) ... The 180 gal has been sold...Yay..yay..yay. Hobby Experience: 19 years Reef...22 years FW

11/19/2009, 07:49 AM	#14
tgbaby1 Premium Member Join Date: Feb 2007 Location: KC Posts: 155	i could see it being a fake. all those fish look really heathly and his tank looks super clean for having a huge bioload.

11/19/2009, 08:01 AM	#15
Kingumar Moved On Join Date: Nov 2008 Posts: 137	Idk it might be real. I was reading the comments and more then half of the people are bashing him about the setup. he has another vid of him feeding an eel in the same setup. That vid is a year old, i wanna see what he's got left now.. if anything..

11/19/2009, 08:57 AM	#16
spleify Registered Member Join Date: Dec 2003 Location: Denver, Colorado Posts: 9,579	Man, I hate seeing things like that __________________ Make it a Great Day!!!! Current Tank Info: 60 gal SPS cube, with 25 gal refugium, 400W MH, DIY Lumenarc III, DIY skimmer, DIY stand and canopy. 40 breeder LPS with 40 gallon sump, DIY stand, 250W MH

11/19/2009, 12:41 PM	#17
LargeAngels Premium Member Join Date: Apr 2002 Location: USA Posts: 3,651	Real or not unfortunately there are much worse out there.

11/19/2009, 12:57 PM	#18
Merkurfan Registered Member Join Date: Jul 2009 Location: Minneapolis MN Posts: 54	sadly. I have personally seen worse over stocking of tanks. In privately owned tanks, and lfs "display" (Fish NOT for sale) tanks.

11/19/2009, 01:17 PM	#19
saf1 Registered Member Join Date: Aug 2001 Location: California Posts: 2,259	See - i'm with the guy above that says it is fake or staged. I mean if you look at the fish they are too fat first and foremost. Then add to the fact that they all look super clean with no signs of fighting or stress - its a rick roll. Sorry - but everything is pointing to it being a set up. From water clarify to fish health and full bellies. __________________ -saf1 Current Tank Info: 210 gallon mixed reef

11/19/2009, 01:22 PM	#20
hfleming Registered Member Join Date: Dec 2008 Location: Atlanta, Georgia Posts: 69	That's bad.

11/19/2009, 01:24 PM	#21
ccampbell57 Registered Member Join Date: Jul 2007 Location: Highlands Ranch, Colorado Posts: 2,138	I have seen way worse than this and unfortunately it occurs way too often in our hobby. I wish that it were not the case, but there are a lot of people that say "a fish is a fish" and dont care for them outside of that. It makes me sick to see this, but I have to take myself away from these videos and pictures to stay sane. __________________ ><((((> Chris <))))>< Death, Taxes, and QT'g are the only things I am 100% certain on. Rarity and beauty is in the eye of the beholder. Don't ask "how much $" a fish costs but rather "how much enjoyment" will I receive from this animal. Current Tank Info: 1000g Reef system

11/19/2009, 01:25 PM	#22
xmasia Registered Member Join Date: Oct 2007 Location: Des Moines Posts: 85	overstocked i would say no but there are a few fish that shouldnt be in a tank that size

11/19/2009, 03:32 PM	#23
solitude127 Proud user of IO Salt! Join Date: Jun 2006 Location: Torrance, CA Posts: 9,136	Hopefully he just borrowed the fish to take the video and then he's going to give them back to his friend who has a 500g tank. __________________ Mike <)))>{ <)))>{ <)))>{ <)))>{ ReefKeeping.com TOTM Nov 2012 Socalireefs Featured Reef Oct 2011 Current Tank Info: 603020, 8x54 ATI Powermodule, ReefBrite XHO, ATB Elegance 200, Aquamaxx CTech CaRx, Ecotech Vortechs, Apex Controls, WM Ecobak powered. RedSea Reefer 170, MP10, Apex Jr, Ecotech Radion XR15, Aquamaxx WS-1

11/19/2009, 04:15 PM	#24
ir0n_ma1den Registered Member Join Date: Jan 2008 Posts: 19	people are people....

11/19/2009, 04:31 PM	#25
upster Registered Member Join Date: Sep 2009 Location: Vancouver, BC Posts: 143	I don't understand how his bio filter can keep up with that mess. __________________ "I've fixed it, it'll work this time." Just upgraded to a 58g Oceanic and the only thing I broke was the old tank.