chinese perch

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chinese perch: i know nothing about them except for they look cool and probably get very big.

i can find some info on the web but not in terms of keeping them in aquariums. i'll now wait for a flood of helpful info.

thanks,
vil
 

rallysman

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quick growers, get to about 2 ft, once off of live food they eat anything, docile, adaptable, and all around great fish:)

Even though they're docile, they will eat anything that will fit in their mouth, and their mouths are HUGE.
Very powerful fish
 

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good info. thanks

how does one acquire one? what is a good sized aquarium for a single specimen. not minimum, but a good size. 600 gal maybe?

thanks.

vil
 

rallysman

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I keep mine in a 265 and it does very well. Check with the community sellers, I've seen them on TFDs list before.
 

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Deceptively docile, until feeding time!
 

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They will also eat untill they explode. Dont offer them that last "wahffer-theen meent".

No really though you can overfeed them to death. My little 3 incher swallowed a crenicichla the same size as himself. He came up and tried to get more food as I was feeding the other one, all the while with the pikes tail sticking out of his mouth. Its unbelievable how much these guys can take down.
 
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