How big do Afro-lungs get?

[reddragon343]

hey guys, am goin 2 buy an african lungfish and was wonderin how big they can get......any ideas?

 

[redtailfool]

fishbase lists african lungs max at 100cm ; that would be 39 inches .

 

[Oddball]

Here's an estimate:

 

[Oddball]

BTW, that's Protopterus aethiopicus. They'll need their own tanks since they'll fight each other and eat any tankmates.

 

[beblondie]

West African lungfish (P. annectens)3'African Lungfish
marbled African lungfish (P. aethiopicus)6'Marbled Lungfish
gilled African lungfish (P. amphibius)2'East African Lungfish
spotted African lungfish (P. dolloi)4'Slender Lungfish

 

[reddragon343]

Wow, thanks guys, i didnt expect to get so much response

 

[DeLgAdO]

Wow, thanks guys, i didnt expect to get so much response

thats because this is MFK!!!

 

[Steve_89]

After seeing that pic.....

I need a marbled

 

[CrypticSins]

hey guys, am goin 2 buy an african lungfish and was wonderin how big they can get......any ideas?

I had a 3ft African Lungfish before I revamped my tank for my Elongatus Piranha. I'm not sure if he was full grown or not, I had him a lil over a year, so I would say that they do start growing pretty slow at some point. I say if you have a 100 gallon long. You'll be fine with 2. Word of Advice, don't have too much decor in there as they will make sure things get "misplaced" mine would move everything around in the tank. I hope this helps.

 

[CrypticSins]

Here's an estimate:

Holy God-Damn Sh*† balls. That thing is worthy of monster of the year species. err something like that. What do you feed them, full grown cows or something!!!