Orinos? Don't think so...

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bonesb66 said:
I agree - that site is hugely inaccurate in many of their statements.

Sure Nile Perch are large fish, they are tall, deep and get to monstrous sizes BUT not to the degree you believe, they are VERY slow at growing and i agree that 2' is about the top end, 30" would be a spectacular specimen - Rivermonsters went in search of them a while back and struggled to find that huge specimen in the wild - i think that shows how difficult it is for them to get that size.

If he ever did outgrow his tank i'd gladly rehome him in my tank anyway which would house him for life.

Personally - i don't think they are far from Pulcher in size.
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Thanks ash, I'm planning on a 7x4x3 plywood tank so I should be able to house him for life.
 
i'd say so David - don't expect him to be reaching anything daft in size

[video=youtube;ec65JrBEMs4]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ec65JrBEMs4[/video]
 
Found an interesting youtube channel, I selected two videos, one when the nile was 3" and another when the same fish is around 14"-18". The are over two years apart, about the small growth rate of most cichla if not slower. An arapaima would be 72" by then!

June 2010
[YT]yfvaczsqHII[/YT]

June 2012
[YT]caBWa69rTuI[/YT]
 
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