I see alot of people getting RTC's on this forum and I always see the person who posts "Hope you have a 1,000+ gallon pond that thing will get to be 5 feet". I find this highly unlikely since the world record was a little over 4'4". Ive seen alot of RTC's in large aquariums, from 300-1000 gallons and it seems like the internet is supersizing this fish, being as Ive never seen a RTC on MFK or in RL over 3 feet unless it was in a HUGE tank like Arapaimags 50k. I also find it funny that the world record Silver Arowana was just a few inches shorter then the world record Red Tail and yet it can be housed more then comfortably in a 400g.
A pet store not far from my house has had a Red Tail for quite a few years in a 7x3x3 and the red tail had plenty of swimming space but has never really gotten much bigger then 2'-2.5'.
I guess the point I'm trying to make here is, I think we give this fish more credit for its size then it really deserves, I personally would think one would do fine in a 400-450g for life. Like every fish theres the odd out out that grows to be HUGE but those are really the only stories anyone pays attention to on the internet and thus it helps inflate the "common adult size" of the fish. There are probably just as many stories on the internet about how one stopped growing at 2.5'-3' even tho it had plenty of room to swim about in yet no one pays attention to those stories.
IMHO I think a better common adult size 2.5'-3.5' and better minimum tank size would be 400g but thats just me, I know TONS of people would beg to differ but this is just my 2 cents.
A pet store not far from my house has had a Red Tail for quite a few years in a 7x3x3 and the red tail had plenty of swimming space but has never really gotten much bigger then 2'-2.5'.
I guess the point I'm trying to make here is, I think we give this fish more credit for its size then it really deserves, I personally would think one would do fine in a 400-450g for life. Like every fish theres the odd out out that grows to be HUGE but those are really the only stories anyone pays attention to on the internet and thus it helps inflate the "common adult size" of the fish. There are probably just as many stories on the internet about how one stopped growing at 2.5'-3' even tho it had plenty of room to swim about in yet no one pays attention to those stories.
IMHO I think a better common adult size 2.5'-3.5' and better minimum tank size would be 400g but thats just me, I know TONS of people would beg to differ but this is just my 2 cents.
