Large emp community tank

i am now in the process of planning a 6' emp tank! i just bought it off ebay for £8.59 lol! if it holds water it can be an emp tank until 2011 when i will want it to be used as a fishtank. if it leaks the emps can have it permanently.
how many do you think i could have? and does anyone have any? about 4i?
will have to make a lid and stand for it but thats not a problem really.
i will be setting this up when i get the tank in november.
any advice is welcome!

haha wow, excellent deal

i wouldnt mind a setup that large at all

Im still learning from my 3 scorp communal setup so can't give any good advice, but sounds awesome already lol where will you place that at your house anyway?

my animals have their own room lol! still cant fit it in tho....
however many i get i will get them all at once to reduce aggression, so i cant afford to buy them at retail price.... anyone got like 7 they have bred themselves and are 4i/5i? i could then get another 6 or 7 of the same size to hopefully reduce inbreeding, though it wouldn't eliminate it.
if all goes well i should have a lot of baby emps going cheap next year.

Inbreeding isn't a problem with this particular sp. Although issues do occur in most sp.

binksyboy3 wrote:

Inbreeding isn't a problem with this particular sp. Although issues do occur in most sp.

Spoken like a true scientist - HA, HAHA, HAHAHAHAHAHAHHA

Inbreeding may not appear to be an issue in one case or another but to say that it doesn't cause issues with any and every species is a load of crap. I'm not saying that there are occurrences where inbreeding doesn't affect the outcome of a brood but never, and I mean never, assume that because one brood here and one brood there from siblings turned out okay that inbreeding is not a problem and will not destroy the genetics. Sorry, I didn't read the thread, nor care to as P.imps are not my bag, but I was given no choice but to speak out on those two sentences - sorry Binks, you're wrong (document it through three direct generations and I will acknowledge there being some validity to your statement).

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okay then...

_scorpio_ wrote:

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okay then...

Sorry, my little rants just show up whenever they feel like it - it was a pressing issue and it was the only post I read. Sorry Binks, I had to do it - you understand I'm sure.

Only passing on info from what i read from people on this forum before i joined.

Fair enough for correcting me, but wasn't from my personal experience i was distributing information so i felt that the rant was a little uneccessary-However, to be fair you didn't know that. Could've just corrected me in a more relaxed manner, that's all.

Oh no! I've just realized that i'm going on the quote thread!

binksyboy3 wrote:

Inbreeding isn't a problem

lol i didnt spot that! inbreeding isnt ever that good for anything. some things can go on for a few generations like it but it makes them weaker after a bit.
still looking out for a good deal for 10 - 15 emps!

i have a four foot viv setup with six Emperors in. Seems to be going flawlessly at the moment (going on 2 months now). had a little tension with one male at the start but he soon settled now they just chill out doing their thing. got two gravid females now.

did a lot of research on issues with communal emps and tbh.... ive had none. i provide ample food and hiding places

still got no deals for that many emps and haven't picked the tank up yet