Alligator help!!!

[bobVillanueva]

whats the growth rate of gator gars?:/

 

[xander]

insane. there are many threads on this, but i cant remember off the top of my head.

 

[xander]

http://www.monsterfishkeepers.com/forums/showthread.php?t=25615

 

[bobVillanueva]

thanks!

 

[Miguel]

an enormous growth rate. douible in length and girth in one month..I had them. I've been there, my friend...

 

[demjor19]

roughly 2-3 feet in one year...given the proper care.

 

[bobVillanueva]

hey, can a gator keep up with a RTC and vice versa in terms of their growth rate?

 

[demjor19]

hey, can a gator keep up with a RTC and vice versa in terms of their growth rate?

i'm pretyy sure it would surpass it. depends on how big they both are to start out though.

 

[bobVillanueva]

i c... indeed gators of the fishes

 

[E_americanus]

hey, can a gator keep up with a RTC and vice versa in terms of their growth rate?

if the two fish start out at the same size, the RTC would actually get bigger faster than the gator. this is one of the few fishes i have observed/kept to have a growth rate faster than a gator. this is with most variables held constant...feeding, water changes, etc for both fishes.

the gator will eventually surpass the catfish in length, and possibly weight (many years down the road) but if you're looking at starting them off at the same time, the RTC can jump out ahead quickly and may even try to swallow the gator at some point.

either way, unless they are older than YOY (young of the year) fishes, i wouldn't try keeping both together--
--solomon

ps-- and keeping older ones together would require a very large tank or pond--