A Lfs near me has them, your in the states so you might want to check online, infact many vendors on here I have seen them bring Nile perch in.
My New Monster fish, -NILE PERCH-
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krichardson;4180147; said:
i was told that royal nile perch keep there marking and they get up to 20-24 inch only while the reg nile they get huge and dont have much patteren later when big.
Half-Fish-Half-Amazing;4181363; said:
I believe you are right. But the royal can still get to 32" in a home tank.
In the sense of water quality and what not, they are easy to care for, like a datnoid is. In the sense of how big they get then no they are not easy to care for and can cost a lot of money b/c you need to have a large tank for them....having a large tank can bring large electric bills etc.... Plus since the fish gets so large the feeding cost can be high. You would be wasting your money if you feed this fish commercially made foods....best to go to a seafood market etc.... for the food.Yumu;4180886; said:
wow i hope you have a very big aquarium, those thing can grow to monster proportion, is that the same nile perch in the episode "river monsters" ?
Could be? I don't usually watch that show. I guess I have to start though. Seems like everyone is really into it.
snow;4181385; said:
i think they can get to 32" but most ppl i talk to had them to 22 to 24 inch
I've been told Niles are silverish gray, and the royals are copper Plus all niles have the markings when they are juveniles depending on their mood. I currently own 2 royals (copper) & 2 niles (gray)
