Luciobarbus brachycephalus, aka Aral barbel or Caspian barbel

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After some significant reshuffle the 5 grow out barbes go from 240 to 1800 gal:

 

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The 2.5ft barbel in 25K:

 

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The 2.5ft-er in the 25K:

 

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5 youngsters in 1800 gal:

 

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Barbel-specific video: the big one in 25K

 

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The biggest of the youngsters fell prey in the 1800gal to someone, likely dorado catfish, didn't make it in the QT. From 1" to 17" in 16 months, that's 1" per month.