ID SHARK GROWOUT THREAD

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Looking good! Nice to see a growout on a fish that is available to nearly everyone, and that there is debate over growth as well. Have mine in a 400 gal pond currently and has grown from 11" or so to 13.5" since january of this year. Not fast growth, but growth none the less. I have always been shocked at how slow the ones I get grow compared to the eventual size of the fish. at 1" every 2-3 months would take many years to get over 3'. Especially with diminishing returns that you get on fish growth the older they get. Mine is over 2 years old now probably closer to 2.5 years.
 
necrocanis said:
Looking good! Nice to see a growout on a fish that is available to nearly everyone, and that there is debate over growth as well. Have mine in a 400 gal pond currently and has grown from 11" or so to 13.5" since january of this year. Not fast growth, but growth none the less. I have always been shocked at how slow the ones I get grow compared to the eventual size of the fish. at 1" every 2-3 months would take many years to get over 3'. Especially with diminishing returns that you get on fish growth the older they get. Mine is over 2 years old now probably closer to 2.5 years.
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I have heard of both fast AND slow growth... Everybody thinks different things and have had a different experiances... Nobody will tell you the same story...


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I bought the largest in the tank hoping for a faster growth rate, but wasnt to be lol. Seems like I usually have some pretty bad luck though in the tanks I keep them in and have filter failures, heater failures, ect. This time I actually have kept one for a few years without too much hassle thus far. Hopefully(knocks on wood) I will have this fish for many years to come and it will grow into a true giant.
 
Pole said:
furious, wat u gonna do with them when they grow this tank out.
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I had 4 but am now down to 2... One albino and one normal... I have no clue why 2 of the normals died... Weird... When the 2 out grow this tank they will either go into my 300 (not for life) or a circular pool...


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Last 2 are dead R.I.P. :( :( ;( ;( ;( this sucks SO bad! It was not at all my fault! I had perfect water, they were eating fine,They just all the sudden started dying one day! The albino didnt make it followed by the regular... It is so weird cause my datnoid in the tank is still 100% fine! They WILL be missed... R.I.P. ;(


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Sudden or quick deaths most usually occur when oxygen concentration drops beyond what a fish can handle. Dats (IME) are sensitive to oxygen concentration, more so than most other fishes I kept. So, it is not it. Poison/toxin introduction/contamination is another reason but pretty rare. Other than that, fish display symptoms and stop eating long before they pass away (from a sickness most usually).

Strange, as you said.
 
thebiggerthebetter said:
Sudden or quick deaths most usually occur when oxygen concentration drops beyond what a fish can handle. Dats (IME) are sensitive to oxygen concentration, more so than most other fishes I kept. So, it is not it. Poison/toxin introduction/contamination is another reason but pretty rare. Other than that, fish display symptoms and stop eating long before they pass away (from a sickness most usually).

Strange, as you said.
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Yep they were eating like beasts one day then the next day boom...


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That's really strange, they where doing so well. You should get some more, maybe try paroons this time.
 
I have had the same kind of luck with paroons....eating like pigs,good tank maintenance and soon they stop eating and die shortly after.
 
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