Monster fishes that grow slow

[LBDave]

There is a martini arowana.

 

[esoxlucius]

If you're looking for something that grows very large, but not that large that you need a stupid big set up, and very very very yawn yawn very very zzzzzzz zzzzzzz yawn slowly, and is probably one of the most well known fish in the hobby, then look no further than the clown loach. Hopefully i'll have a big shoal of 12" individuals one day....if I live to be 108!!

 

[LBDave]

I known since I was a teenager that clown loaches can get big, but until I joined MFK I never heard of anybody considering these to be "Monster Fish".
I had loaches for years and they could never outgrow the tanks I had. Too slow a grower. And even if the grow (very slow) their temperament made it a non issue.

 

[SwampFins]

Green terrors are not fast growers
Or maybe frontosas

 

[GermanDude]

Leopard bush fishes don't grow fast ime .

 

[David R]

I had loaches for years and they could never outgrow the tanks I had. Too slow a grower.

Clown loaches don't outgrow tanks like pacus or rtc, instead they get stunted and never reach their potential size, or age. Grow out tanks work for some species, others need to be put in big tanks and allowed to grow into the space.

 

[esoxlucius]

I known since I was a teenager that clown loaches can get big, but until I joined MFK I never heard of anybody considering these to be "Monster Fish".
I had loaches for years and they could never outgrow the tanks I had. Too slow a grower. And even if the grow (very slow) their temperament made it a non issue.

To a lot of people on this forum clown loaches are probably not even considered a medium sized monster fish, let alone a true monsterfish species. I consider them to be true monster fish, even more so than some of the more typical monsterfish you see on here everyday.

I say that because red tailed cats, giant gourami, gars, pacus and the list goes on and on are all fish that get big quick and boom, you have your finished product in a few years. With giant 12" clown loach, or bigger even, you are faced with a proper work in progress type job. Many many years of raising your 2-3" juveniles into a very rare giant fish. That's why, personally, I think that clown loach have earned their claim, and quite rightly so, as a monster fish befitting of this forum.

Hey, but that's just me, a clown loach lover.

 

[xraycer]

To a lot of people on this forum clown loaches are probably not even considered a medium sized monster fish, let alone a true monsterfish species. I consider them to be true monster fish, even more so than some of the more typical monsterfish you see on here everyday.

I say that because red tailed cats, giant gourami, gars, pacus and the list goes on and on are all fish that get big quick and boom, you have your finished product in a few years. With giant 12" clown loach, or bigger even, you are faced with a proper work in progress type job. Many many years of raising your 2-3" juveniles into a very rare giant fish. That's why, personally, I think that clown loach have earned their claim, and quite rightly so, as a monster fish befitting of this forum.

Hey, but that's just me, a clown loach lover.

Well said

 

[LBDave]

To a lot of people on this forum clown loaches are probably not even considered a medium sized monster fish, let alone a true monsterfish species. I consider them to be true monster fish, even more so than some of the more typical monsterfish you see on here everyday.

I say that because red tailed cats, giant gourami, gars, pacus and the list goes on and on are all fish that get big quick and boom, you have your finished product in a few years. With giant 12" clown loach, or bigger even, you are faced with a proper work in progress type job. Many many years of raising your 2-3" juveniles into a very rare giant fish. That's why, personally, I think that clown loach have earned their claim, and quite rightly so, as a monster fish befitting of this forum.

Hey, but that's just me, a clown loach lover.

No doubt it takes a long time and correct conditions to get them large.
Not trying to dish the clown loaches
I really like them
Monster fish or not
a great fish

 

[Tobiassorensen]

A monsterfish that grows slow is leptobotia elongata. Get to 6' and are a carnivorus loach.