Hydrocynus GOLIATH

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unknownuza13;1673182; said:
I could care less if you said it five times. I thought maybe by reitterating what you said might make him take more stock in your advice. After all I am speaking from real life experience and not from something I read on the internet. Thanks for pointing it out though.:)



I have to agree with you here. Even though I am guilty of owning one as well. These guys can get just as big as RTC but they are open water predators. I would say the minimum tank size to keep one for any extended period of time would be in the 900 gallon range.
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Actually, now that you say that, I seem to recollect Drs. F & S having a 1000g minimum recommendation. I could be wrong, and they changed the site a lot and got rid of many of the fish that they used to carry. I do remember that they had a note in the details. It mentioned something about the fish not being recommended for inexperienced aquarists, and recommended for professionals or something to that effect.
 
unknownuza13;1673182; said:
I could care less if you said it five times. I thought maybe by reitterating what you said might make him take more stock in your advice. After all I am speaking from real life experience and not from something I read on the internet. Thanks for pointing it out though.:)
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I was actually going to make a similar post regarding his "I already said that twice" remark, but figured I'd let you handle it.

The Goliath (and most other tigerfish actually) are basically scaled-down freshwater sharks from what I understand.
 
unknownuza13;1673182; said:
I could care less if you said it five times.
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no I only said it twice, but thanks though..:D


i had a Atf in a 29 gallon and its face was so banged up from running into the glass and it was a tiny fish..i sold it before it snapped it neck..GOOD LUCK with the fish...
 
Hawkfish3.0;1673223; said:
Actually, now that you say that, I seem to recollect Drs. F & S having a 1000g minimum recommendation. I could be wrong, and they changed the site a lot and got rid of many of the fish that they used to carry. I do remember that they had a note in the details. It mentioned something about the fish not being recommended for inexperienced aquarists, and recommended for professionals or something to that effect.
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As great site as Drs. Foster/Smith is take any retail sites tank recommendations with a grain of salt. You don't have to be a professional to own one I don't think. lol They tend to "CYA" on fish they sell. But what they don't list is why you need such a large tank.

Not only because of size the fish may get but because the tank must always be oversized larger than you would normally need for the fish to reduce skittishness as said by numerous people already.

It's a great fish. Just know all this advice is to help, not dog ya.. :)
 
xander a couple of points to not on this and this is my personal experience with fish concerned:

gatf can accelerate 10-100 times faster than a gar so dont take it that they wont again enough speed, they can accelerate like sh's only gatf's can hold that speed for a long time and strike at full speed...

my fl/sp 16" was growing faster than my 7" gatf and tried to take him out after a min of being in the com....

My gatf was a lot less prone to gaining high speeds with a strong current but this also reduced his activity....

hope that helps....
 
ermgravy;1673604; said:
xander a couple of points to not on this and this is my personal experience with fish concerned:

gatf can accelerate 10-100 times faster than a gar so dont take it that they wont again enough speed, they can accelerate like sh's only gatf's can hold that speed for a long time and strike at full speed...

my fl/sp 16" was growing faster than my 7" gatf and tried to take him out after a min of being in the com....

My gatf was a lot less prone to gaining high speeds with a strong current but this also reduced his activity....

hope that helps....
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thanks for the advise.

reagarding the part in bold, yeah i noticed that too, and i added a nice strong current for it to swim against(it goes there and swims vehematly against the current frm time to time, party the reason i'm not too worried lol.
 
xander13;1675478; said:
thanks for the advise.

reagarding the part in bold, yeah i noticed that too, and i added a nice strong current for it to swim against(it goes there and swims vehematly against the current frm time to time, party the reason i'm not too worried lol.
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ok good well that and no hostile tankmates, getting it to settle in it enviroment and used to your movements infront and around the tank is the best you can do to stop him bashing the tank, i also managed to get mine on pellets both floating and sinking which i be leave is also of benifit in pevention of injury.... less chases less opertunity... if not pellets, dead? sorry i duno what ur feeding it at the mo but, dead or frozen prawns or pellets would be another good step....
 
Xander

When I saw that post of someone selling it, I know instantly you will buy it!

Take good care of it. From what I know, this fellow will really need a pond in future.

You still have lots of time with it!
 
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