How big do Tigrinus get

[aj12790]

Thats right keep up your water changes and you can grow an oscar in a 10 gallon

 

[michael]

A guy over here by me showed me pics from s.america of a 3ft+ tigrinus he is going to be bringing in soon. i will try and get pics even if it doesn't survive shipping!

 

[joel]

A guy over here by me showed me pics from s.america of a 3ft+ tigrinus he is going to be bringing in soon. i will try and get pics even if it doesn't survive shipping!

where i need to see if it arrives.

 

[dacox]

Joryu: Welcome to MFK!!!

I don't know why you think fish will grow smaller in captivity. That may have been true years ago. But, the latest products and information available to the hobby is now showing the opposite to be true. With improved water quality, availability of trace elements, and better and varied diets available, captive fish species are now surpassing their wild sizes. You only have to go as far as the galleries on the many fish sites here and overseas to see larger healthier fish than can be seen in wild caught specimens that have to compete for food and survive in increased levels of pollution.

I feel like the major reason fish weren't able to reach their size potential is the past is because most keepers were unable to keep the fish alive long enough for them to reach the sizes they reach in the wild. Now that whole scenario is flip-flopped.

 

[T1KARMANN]

they will grow very fast up to about 16inch then slow right down

i think 2ft would be a fair size in a home tank