wow this is really uncommon (thought i might bring this thread back to life) how big of a tank is that big boy in i sure hope he is still alive they live about 8-15 years i know TBTB had his for a while his are also pretty big as well
My 15" Sun Catfish
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Would you update us, FASTLANE, pretty please?
Wonderfully big sun cat! Yeah, mine 6 are younger, <5 years and are only about 11"-12" TL atm. This must be the record largest I have ever personally seen ... , of course, seeing a tape measure would be nice. Not that I don't trust you - it is just perfect for documenting and cuts down on debating - it is really 15", is it TL (total length), is it SL (standard length = crudely not counting the tail), etc., you know.
Anyways, the current max on PCF is 18" SL, perhaps ~21" TL.
Wonderfully big sun cat! Yeah, mine 6 are younger, <5 years and are only about 11"-12" TL atm. This must be the record largest I have ever personally seen ... , of course, seeing a tape measure would be nice. Not that I don't trust you - it is just perfect for documenting and cuts down on debating - it is really 15", is it TL (total length), is it SL (standard length = crudely not counting the tail), etc., you know.
Anyways, the current max on PCF is 18" SL, perhaps ~21" TL.
Sorry guys I never saw the posts here until now. Anyway to update this fish is thriving in his tank. He has always been in the same tank which is a very well maintained 75 GAL with rocks to hide under although the larger he gets the tougher it is to hide entirely. I feel at his size he has out grown the tank but he is so stationary I wonder if I should just keep him in the 75? He's in there with a Red Bahia another Geophagus 2 small severum and a med. size pleco. I have a big powerhead circulating oxygen and a Eheim 2217 filter running. I started introducing beef heart into his diet a few weeks ago and he loves it biut only eats with the lights off. Food can hit him in the face with lights on and he won't touch it.
Red Bahia is aprox 7 1/2" for reference. Behind the rock you can see his head poking out and his tail is out the other side. Bad hiding spot this time.
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i would definatly upgrade to a bigger tank (at absoulute minimal of 150 but 180 should be 10x better but do you have any better pics
