Lovely looking fish. In your experience, how big do the o. Vittatus grow. Also, is 20" max for lemon fin?
Lemon Fin Barb
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O. vittatus grows to about 14", i think they can grow to that size in captive. I've kept mine from 7" to 12" in 2 years or so. But I prefer keeping these, O. waandersii. Gold body with prominent lateral line, reddish fins. They're varied between rivers/states.
This one from different river, different state but same species
As for the lemon barb, in captive they can grow up to 5kg, biggest captive I've seen, exclude the wild, can grow even bigger up to 8-10kg. So a 5kg specimen easily over 20", perhaps 26-28".
I thought I would chime in here, as years ago I raised up 2 lemon fin barbs to 20 inches long in only a 90g tank:
I don't have them anymore though: At the time, most information I had on them said they grew to 7 inches long. Hence why I bought them. look how wrong that turned out to be
I don't have them anymore though: At the time, most information I had on them said they grew to 7 inches long. Hence why I bought them. look how wrong that turned out to be
