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Dave66
08-18-2007, 09:51 PM
A few fish species and the sizes they obtain.
Oscar - 14 inches
Bala shark - 28 inches+
South Am. Red Tail catfish - males 39 inches or more, females close to five feet.
Pacu - Four feet
Tinfoil barb - 16 inches
Tiger shovelnose - 39 inches to five feet, depending on care.
Iridescent shark - four feet
Common pleco - 20 to 24 inches, depending on the species
Clown loach - 12 inches
Clown knifefish - three to four feet
Peacock eel - four feet
Ropefish - three feet
Columbian shark - three feet
Paroon shark - five feet
Dovii cichlids - three feet

Obviously, massive containers and powerful filtration is needed to keep any of these species, as a fair number are schooling fish (the barb, balas, pacu, loach, Columbian and iridescent sharks).

All I can think of off the top of my head. Perhaps someone could add more.

Dave
Spyder
08-18-2007, 10:22 PM
I think most of the fish you listed should be banned from the hobby. Yet, I still see tanks full of juvi's at LFS's. The only people who could care for some of these giants are people with 720g tanks :)
calla
08-18-2007, 10:29 PM
Bala shark - 28 inches+




I thought it was more like 12-14 inches?
Kuli_Loach
08-18-2007, 11:18 PM
I also thought that is all ballas obtain.
crackatinny
08-19-2007, 12:17 AM
The bala's really surprised me to, I was lead to believe about a foot.
Dave66
08-19-2007, 12:20 AM
The bala's really surprised me to, I was lead to believe about a foot.

Saw them at my published length at a public aquarium in Memphis. Asked the guide on the length. Could tell they were better than two feet by looking.

Dave
crackatinny
08-19-2007, 12:24 AM
Wow, it says a lot for most of the bala shark profiles on the net, I bet you was surprised to seen them that size.
Drumachine09
08-19-2007, 12:46 AM
Ive seen profiles stating them anywhere from 4-16 inches. Ive never seen them as that big.

I have seen a few monsters at the indoor pond in the LFS store though. Id imagine they are about 12-14" in lenghth, and probobly 1-1.5 lbs.
Lady Hobbs
08-19-2007, 01:07 AM
I think mature fish caught in the wild are sometimes given as the length they can get. I don't believe bala's get that large in home fish tanks. I also see clowns often listed as a foot but then another write up will say in captivity, they get around 6 inches.
gm72
08-19-2007, 01:08 AM
Good point, Lady.

Don't forget about the mighty Arowana on that list!