Wallago leerii growth rate?

[bobVillanueva]

How fast do these beasts grow?


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[thebiggerthebetter]

My impression is not very fast, perhaps 6"-12" a year the first few years.

 

[bobVillanueva]

My impression is not very fast, perhaps 6"-12" a year the first few years.

I see how bout it's temperament? Would it tolerate tank mates? Like polys? Thanks sir


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[bobVillanueva]

My impression is not very fast, perhaps 6"-12" a year the first few years.

Thanks how bout temperament? Will it tolerate tank mates like ornates for a few months?


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[thebiggerthebetter]

I sense you know their threatening reputation but it is heavily dependent on circumstances. My ~2' one was very shy in a 4000 gal pond in the presence of ~100 diverse tankmates but if it wanted to, it could easily kill any of them and things like this have been reported before.

Read this: http://www.planetcatfish.com/common/species.php?species_id=698

Here is my guy:

 

[bobVillanueva]

I sense you know their threatening reputation but it is heavily dependent on circumstances. My ~2' one was very shy in a 4000 gal pond in the presence of ~100 diverse tankmates but if it wanted to, it could easily kill any of them and things like this have been reported before.

Read this: http://www.planetcatfish.com/common/species.php?species_id=698

Here is my guy:

Thanks for the info sir.

I guess i'll keep it in a specie tank for quite a while just to be safe and later on move it to my aquapond. Its my first time with this specie and i found it quite hard to gather info. I think it was arapaimag's that took out 3 footers.


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[bobVillanueva]

I sense you know their threatening reputation but it is heavily dependent on circumstances. My ~2' one was very shy in a 4000 gal pond in the presence of ~100 diverse tankmates but if it wanted to, it could easily kill any of them and things like this have been reported before.

Read this: http://www.planetcatfish.com/common/species.php?species_id=698

Here is my guy:

Btw, thats a really fine specimen sir. How big did u get it and how long did it take for him to get to that size?


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[thebiggerthebetter]

I think it was arapaimag's that took out 3 footers.

What does this mean? Who took out what? Yes, Michael has a couple of ~5' ones in his 52,000 gal tank. The latest I knew of anyway. And if you mean that his female leerii killed some ~3' fishes in his tank, like his Bagarius yarelli, then yes, he reported it.

 

[thebiggerthebetter]

Btw, thats a really fine specimen sir. How big did u get it and how long did it take for him to get to that size?

Thanks. My poor experience with this fish is described here: http://www.monsterfishkeepers.com/forums/showthread.php?537248-Wallago/page3&highlight=leerii I think mostly on page 3.

 

[bobVillanueva]

What does this mean? Who took out what? Yes, Michael has a couple of ~5' ones in his 52,000 gal tank. The latest I knew of anyway. And if you mean that his female leerii killed some ~3' fishes in his tank, like his Bagarius yarelli, then yes, he reported it.

I mean ive red that his 5 foot leerii took out something like a 50 or 70~ inch arapaima:/
Thats the reason i have no plans as of yet to put it in a community. However, ive seen quite a lot of pics and videos of leeriis in a community. Its just hard to get feedback from those though.


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