Found Mekong Giant Catfish
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Official data say MGC grow to 150-200 kg (330-440 lbs) in 6 years.
Compare to a 6-year old child of 20-30 lbs, taking into account human adults weigh 1/2-1/3 of MGC adults.
Compare to a 6-year old child of 20-30 lbs, taking into account human adults weigh 1/2-1/3 of MGC adults.
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Mine also smuggled but I feel that this is a hybrid. They're available now & then, probably mass produce from a farm but in Thailand, my supplier offer me 2 types, Sa-way (iridescent shark) & prabuk (mekong giant), with pictures, that's how I know that mine aren't id shark.How fast your mekong grow in a month? You must've collect some data. Mine about 2-3" a month, even with Hikari Carnivore & Massivore. I truly believe that pic below are the wild caught one, same head though but different? Source: arofanatics.
Second pic, mekong reared in hatchery, got stripe & all.
They never recorded the fish by months. So it is hard for aquarist to determine the fish are genuine or not. I surely don't wanna wait 6 years to record if the fish are indeed like in the data.
They indeed grow that rate, not all have the same growth, only 2 out of 7 that have growth of 3", in the pic are 8" fish, the 2 fast growers are currently 9". Will update on their second month with measurement. But let hear ichthusfish data.
Yeah Singapore river safari... I have a yearly pass lol
If you were willing to, next time more and closer shots would be even more helpful, I think. I realize these photos may not be easy to take because of the lighting and glare / reflection.
