Tanked on animal planet - Page 2 - The Water Bucket

aquaman555 · 06-06-2012, 07:33 PM

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Originally Posted by maxwellag

They fill time with random pranks and dumb stuff that isn't even fish related.

That's about right, it's just like all the other "reality" shows out there. A bunch of crazy stuff happening with most probably being setup.

However, the show IMO isn't to bad to for what it is, it's not on my DVR list though. One thing I think they do know more about the fish than the show portrays; when they're at the wholesalers I think that is for show to have the people there help with fish selections and talk about their care etc..

The fake coral I think is just what most of their clients are wanting, although it would be much better to see live.

captmicha · 06-12-2012, 08:34 PM

Fish Tank Kings is much better, they actually give thought to the stocking and fishes' wellbeing.

The most recent commercials for Tanked made me cringe to see it. They set up a tank with flashing lights and huge speakers on either side of the tank. The fish have got to be freaked out and stressed to be in something like that.

On FTK, they set up an aquarium at a baseball stadium and they double glassed it so that the fish wouldn't feel the shock if it got hit with stuff. Still not ideal but at least they did something to help prevent stress.

B76 · 06-12-2012, 09:03 PM

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Originally Posted by jgmbosnia1

I can't stand that show. At first I was sort of excited to see a show that relayed our hobby to the masses. I liked their ideas for tanks .....but that is where it ended. It's all about how the tank looks not about how to take care of the fish. I see them put about a thousand dollars worth of saltwater fish in a tank that they just set up....it just makes me cringe to think about how those fish are going to be dead in a few days. They don't take the time to cycle the tanks. On one episode they poured in a bunch of sand.....waited for it to settle....then added a bunch of sharks and rays in to what looked to be about 120g.

I wonder how many fish they have killed for the sake of a mediocre show.

Are u for real with this hahaa! Dude obviously they are jump starting these tanks with cycled filter media and water. And it's ABSOLUTELY EDITED. I feel worse about how the public "like u" for example. assume that thats normal aquarium protocol when really have there own process. Therefore the thousands of tanks people are destroying and killing there fish attempting I recreate what thy have seen on animal planet.

Its comical that u assume they lose all there fish! obviously they run a business and a successful one at that. It would just be bad business not to mention financially retarded to lose money and just have to re stock it for your customer.

My bone to pick with them is the tanks are so extraordinarily tacky! And the "coral" are all coral inserts. With are aesthetically pleasing but well fake an ugly. Some projects are amazing and others are a bust!

captmicha · 06-12-2012, 09:07 PM

Wow. That was kind of an aggressive response.

But at least two of the tanks featured on the show have ended up on Ebay. If the tanks worked out, why would that have happened?

B76 · 06-12-2012, 09:19 PM

Thanks? Aggressive? I was just saying. Not trying to put them down or hurt there feelings. It's just common sense 1. it's reality tv (scripted) 2. Why would purposely destroy animals that they are presenting to their customers. And I'm sure there are contracts that are made for these tanks. I mean these people who are recieving tanks are spending SOME SERIOUS PAPER! Not some schmuck trying to keep a Betta