36/37" lerrius pictus.

[Rpul]

Picked up this guy today, listed as a 30" one. Bit of a surprise when I turned up. Luckily I can just about house it. Looks like an excuse to get a bigger tank!

But has anyone seen one this big?

The leg stands are two foot apart to show the size and the tub is 48". 8foot tank.

 

[dazzapolypterusweeksii]

Wow stunning size!

 

[Rpul]

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Wow stunning size!

rare to find one in the uk aswell. Upgrade time i think.

 

[moe214]

Never seen one so large, nice pick up!

 

[fishfanatic80]

Very nice definitely needs a larger tank though

 

[wednesday13]

Yup...seen prob half a dozen that size or lager in person bigrich545 's . very personable. I agree hes pretty big for the tank. that can be fixed tho . Congrats on a true monster cat pickup!

 

[thebiggerthebetter]

Nice.

It'd be nicer to see a shot with a tape measure next to the fish. Then there'd be no question. As is... I'm a bit dubious it is 3'.

What I am saying is 30" is not uncommon. 36" is very rare. So exact measure makes a lot of difference.

And BTW total length is measured to the base of the caudal fork, not the caudal tip... but I trust you know it.

 

[fishnatics]

Nice. That cat makes the tank look small.

 

[thebiggerthebetter]

... And BTW total length is measured to the base of the caudal fork, not the caudal tip...

... and therein may lie a difference of ~3" in such a large Leiarius pictus.


Regardless though, beautiful save. Kudos for yah. Since the large fish rescue caved in London a couple of years ago, maybe you will pick up the slack now It's definitely much needed. Rescue is done for mammals and a bit for reptiles but ever so rarely for fish.

 

[Rpul]

Nice.

It'd be nicer to see a shot with a tape measure next to the fish. Then there'd be no question. As is... I'm a bit dubious it is 3'.

What I am saying is 30" is not uncommon. 36" is very rare. So exact measure makes a lot of difference.

And BTW total length is measured to the base of the caudal fork, not the caudal tip... but I trust you know it.

Measuring from the mouth to the end of the tail was 36.5. I doubt to think the length of her with the whiskers added. The tank is 38" wide, so I'm how currently in the hunt for a larger tank. Agreed with the above comments that she now needs a large enclosure. But it was a lot bigger then what she was housed in.