i would like to know size, requirments, a list of the different species and pictures of each.
thanks in advanced!
thanks in advanced!
can someone give me the facts on barramundi?
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There is only one species of Barramundi.. Lates Calcarifer.
Gets big, I personally can't give you full in aquaria requirements because I don't know anyone who has gotten one to near wild record breaking size.. It seems anything over 2 - 3ft is uncharted as of yet in aquaria. Think of a fish that max's out somewhere around 4'-6' in the wild..
Here's a little info fish in these pics are still small:
http://www.fishbase.org/Summary/SpeciesSummary.php?id=346
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Barramundi
Grows about 1" a month at least til 2ft-ish.. But for permanent keeping I would plan on a tank/pond at least 4'-5' wide and 2-3 times that in length.
Gets big, I personally can't give you full in aquaria requirements because I don't know anyone who has gotten one to near wild record breaking size.. It seems anything over 2 - 3ft is uncharted as of yet in aquaria. Think of a fish that max's out somewhere around 4'-6' in the wild..
Here's a little info fish in these pics are still small:
http://www.fishbase.org/Summary/SpeciesSummary.php?id=346
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Barramundi
Grows about 1" a month at least til 2ft-ish.. But for permanent keeping I would plan on a tank/pond at least 4'-5' wide and 2-3 times that in length.
Barra = big tank = Big appetites = no money = sell fish= get new fish.
thats how it went for me when i housed big barra, the largest grew to 69cm in 14 months!!!!! no joke. they re pretty coll fish, tehre a type of fish that you want to get to seet hem eat and just engulf the food in. Hav a look in my Vids i my Sig i have a couple of videos on utube f my barra feeding, and yes they were to big for the tank cuase they grew so frikon fast.
Cammo X
thats how it went for me when i housed big barra, the largest grew to 69cm in 14 months!!!!! no joke. they re pretty coll fish, tehre a type of fish that you want to get to seet hem eat and just engulf the food in. Hav a look in my Vids i my Sig i have a couple of videos on utube f my barra feeding, and yes they were to big for the tank cuase they grew so frikon fast.
Cammo X
theyre awesome fish.
great attitude.
as stated,get very big.
i just bought 3 small ones today.
growth hasnt been very fast for me,even though they eat alot,
have a high tank temp,and regular water changes.
theyll usually eat everything with a little training.
great attitude.
as stated,get very big.
i just bought 3 small ones today.
growth hasnt been very fast for me,even though they eat alot,
have a high tank temp,and regular water changes.
theyll usually eat everything with a little training.
i thought there was lates calcifer, lates japonicus, and one more specie? i have the opportunity to maybe grab a few, so i think i may just try them out. are these fish salt water, brackish, fresh, or all 3? what do they like their water like??
crenipterus svenagalus;2133979; said:
Just one barramundi. Some scleropages are also called barramudi.
There are eight other species of fish in the genus lates though, including the japanese perch (lates japonicus) which you mentioned and the nile perch (lates niloticus).
Barramundi naturally live in freshwater, but breed in salt (catadromous). They can be kept in fresh and brakish water.
Be warned, they get HUGE!
-Art
what are some distinguishing factors to look for when i.d.ing these fish, cause i dont know what ones they are. so lates is perch? barramundi is just a generic name? do all of the lates get huge?
crenipterus svenagalus;2134015; said:
Good luck finding any non-barramundi Lates species, it's really hard.
I don't think most of them are even imported for the hobby.