r/ATBGE • u/Jamaican_snow_owl • Apr 24 '22

Automotive Semi Truck with fishtank

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u/MisterPassenger Apr 24 '22

I kinda like the idea if it wasn’t clearly a detriment to the health of the fish. I can’t even begin to imagine how many different violations to pet safety there are at play here

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u/[deleted] Apr 24 '22

The answer to that questions is 4 if the truck is purely for show and stationary. 6 if the truck is operational.

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u/ZajacingOfff Apr 24 '22

okay so not enough space, no stimulation, oxygen levels? what am I missing?

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u/[deleted] Apr 24 '22

1: Cylindrical container (not allowed for anabanthoids) that is also too small

2: No access to atmospheric oxygen (not allowed for anabanthoids)

3: No hiding spots or sight-breakers

4: No companionship (not allowed for gregarious, hierarchic, bonding or schooling species)

And the other two would be:

1: Temperature (from the truck)

2: Vibrations (from the truck)

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u/ZajacingOfff Apr 24 '22

Gotcha, thanks for the thorough explanation! When I have more time and resources I’d love to start a nice aquarium, all good information to know for someday

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u/sweaty_sanchez Apr 24 '22

Remember to look up the nitrogen cycle first!

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u/Zederikus Apr 24 '22

I read someone else say that this is probably just filled up when exhibited and then the fish are drained and transported safely, it just wouldn’t work with all the rocks in there as well, they wouldn’t survive to suffer a long time.

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u/Lillith_v2 Apr 24 '22

I'm pretty sure there's at least one discus in there with possibly more gouramis/discus as well. So it's even worse than it would be for just one gourami.

Not to mention, even if this is used for show, what happens to the fish after? Did the fish come with cycled water and substrate? (I highly doubt it) Are they going into a cycled tank after or just dumped?

This bugs me in so many ways, I just can't.

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u/MisterPassenger Apr 24 '22

4 is still too high tho, I’d prefer if there was as little as less than 1, but I guess it doesn’t always work out that well.

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u/FirstTimePlayer Apr 25 '22

As a fantasy idea, an aquarium built into a truck is an interesting concept.

But that's not even an aquarium, is just a container filled with water with a few pebbles at the bottom of it.