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[fishking123]

hi all. i got a big round cow troff and its mine to do what ever so i am going to do a frontosa pond with my f1 7 bar frontosa but.... what type of filter?? i have at my use 2 2217's and 1 2215 and a 2200L power head but will that do?? the frontosa range from 6-15cm and there is 16 of them most are 10cm. for heating i am thinking of 2 300w jager heater's?? i think te pond is 1500-2000L when full... (it will go in my 20ft fish shed)

[Evil_Boof]

i think rule of thumb is 1 watt per litre.. but dont quote me on it

[fishking123]

yea ok that is what i will do.. and all so i am thinking of geting 2-3 wc 7 bar but if they breed with my f1 will the fry be f2?

[sandgroper]

I'd sit the pond on foam to stop the chill coming up from the ground.

[bigjohnnofish]

yea ok that is what i will do.. and all so i am thinking of geting 2-3 wc 7 bar but if they breed with my f1 will the fry be f2?

is that wc 7 bar frontosa from germany

wc is a myth... unless you were there and caught them yourself you can be assured they are bred in captivity in other countries and then sold to us aussies as wc fish to rip us off with higher prices... as for f1 and f2 etc... just to charge you more money as well... just buy/sell fish on their own merits...

[fishking123]

if i get them i will get them from thad dude on frontosa australia i forgot his name i think fishlips can back me up??

even is it is a myth they will still look beter then just any old 7 bar

[fishking123]

yea thats his name.. any way even if they are not wc thay look cool (you pay for what you get)

[bigjohnnofish]

I have not doubt that the fish I buy are Wc the quality shows and I trust the suppliers, his nameis Ravi from aquatic escape

i think you'll find they are line bred in other countries to get such great colouring and bars... you dont think they come from the wild looking so perfect do you....

a lot of people know ravi then... and then you'll know a lot of stuff comes from germany, thailand etc.... im only guessing but i'd say thats where frontosas are coming from....

the only guarantee of wc fish are those species that havent been bred in aquaria.... people will do/say anything to make money...

same with the majority of all fish... bred in countries where labour is cheap hence fish price is cheap too...

when the cost associated with collecting wc fish exceeds breeding cost of these fish then you can bet you wont be getting wc fish... fish breeding is huge throughout asia now...

[Peckoltia]

What is the "pond" made from?

[fishking123]

plastic