Japanese style fish tank?
 

Ok, well I am redoing my room with a heavy Japanese theme. Shoji screens, tatami mats, the whole shebang. I was just wondering if anyone knew of any fish (freshwater or saltwater) that are indigneous to Japan. I wanted koi, but an indoor pond on the second story and a 1000 gallon tank are both sort of out of the picture ;). So can anyone think of anything that will still go along with the Japanese theme? oh, btw, the tank in my room is a 20 gallon. I know of some small squid that would fit the size, but I, personally, would not feel comfortable getting any kind of squid until they are better understood. Thanks!

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For the living? Goldfish\beta fish are great and don't use up a lot of space

I had a goldfish live for 8 years under my care and think they can go double that if you get a good one- mine was just a feeder fish I rescued

Well, now i'm thinking that I might get seahorses. Since a few asian countries actually use them in medicine, i'll kinda throw a curveball.

Make sure you do your research on them. Personally I dont think they should be kept in captivity at all until they are better understood. They are not as easy to keep as the petstore owners want you to think. If you are going to keep one though, make sure the tank is dedicated to it and its needs.

Oh, and Chrisstie, Im coming to your house for dinner! That looks good . . I knew I was craving something today, didnt figure out what till I saw that pic . . gonna have to take a trip tomorrow.

Most marine fish found in Japanese waters are very expensive in the US market. I think one of the coolest is the Japanese dragon moray eel, expect to pay 2 grand or more for a pair. Another is the dwarf angel, Centropyge interrupta, another beautiful fish. The Izu reefs in southern Japan are home to some amazing reef fish, most of which are very hard to come by in The US.

Coral dilemma,

Were you talking about seahorses or squid? I have kept seahorses before, and bred them, but they all caught vibrio due to a temperature spike. 1 died, and the others survived, but I surrendered them to another hobbyist because my chiller stopped working.

Talking fish in the Lounge? How dare you! :eek2: :lol:

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[B]Talking fish in the Lounge? How dare you! :eek2: :lol: [/B][/QUOTE]



POOP EXCRIMENT CRAP




There that fixes it!:D

how about a japanese poo garden.

[QUOTE][i]<a href=showthread.php?s=&postid=9796485#post9796485 target=_blank>Originally posted</a> by chrisstie [/i]
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For the living? Goldfish\beta fish are great and don't use up a lot of space

I had a goldfish live for 8 years under my care and think they can go double that if you get a good one- mine was just a feeder fish I rescued [/B][/QUOTE]

i have heard stories of 30 - 40 year old goldfish

Quite a few years back I had a 110 with Green Sevrums in it. One of the feeder goldfish lived about 15 years and was about 14 inches long. He started beating up the sevrums so I had to get rid of him. Gave him to a LFS and he beat up the 4 Black Pacus that were with him in about a week.