I'm looking at getting an African tiger fish (H. brevis). Does anyone here have experience with these fish? I heard they max out at about 30 inches, so I'm thinking about building a tank that's 8 feet long, 4 feet wide, and 2 feet deep- is that enough space? I'd like to go smaller if i can. Either that, or a metal framed swimming pool. So, what, how much, and how often should they be fed? Thanks in advance for the help!
Brevis tiger fish questions
- Thread starter boosh96
- Start date
brevis are not currently in the trade as far as i know. an 8x4 should be sufficient for a forskalli or a vittatus african tiger. goliath may need more space than this. metal framed pool wouldnt be a good idea unless u have some way to cover it, these fish jump.
Not very many of these in the hobby but there are a few... 2 that I know of local in SoCal and one I read here on the forum over seas (forgot where but im thinking UK in a blue background tank is all I remember).
Maybe the SoCal guy (not going to mention user names) can post a pic or 2... guessing its 12"+ by now
Maybe the SoCal guy (not going to mention user names) can post a pic or 2... guessing its 12"+ by now
But doesn't H. vittatus get to about 3 1/2 feet long? I'm just not sure if a fish if that size would be happy in an 8 by 4 foot tank? How deep would the water need to be, and how would I go about doing tank maintenance without getting torn up by the fish?
But my last question is my primary concern-if I got a tiger fish, how would I go about vacuuming the gravel and stuff without getting attacked?
