? red datnoid
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Just kidding
They are some nice nile perch's you have there, what size are all of them? And how long did it take to get them that size?
hey ashdavid, you've impressed me quite a bit yourself. are you in japan now, can you post some pictures of the fish from local stores in japan?
the perches in there are all in the 14-16" range. they all got to that size in less than 2 years, and i've cut back on feeding. the barramundi went from 10" to 18" in less than one year, and it seems like he's not going to slow down. my 2 niles are a bit slower, went from 4" to 14, 16" in a year and half or so. the lutjanus was only 3" when I put him in there, I put 2 in there, and one got eaten within a few days, and this one always dodged around the big datnoid, and one day I noticed this big bully, chasing my nile perch all around the tank, and it was him!!! In between, it was all a blurr, don't remember him growing up, maybe someone just put a big one in there when I wasn't watching!
the perches in there are all in the 14-16" range. they all got to that size in less than 2 years, and i've cut back on feeding. the barramundi went from 10" to 18" in less than one year, and it seems like he's not going to slow down. my 2 niles are a bit slower, went from 4" to 14, 16" in a year and half or so. the lutjanus was only 3" when I put him in there, I put 2 in there, and one got eaten within a few days, and this one always dodged around the big datnoid, and one day I noticed this big bully, chasing my nile perch all around the tank, and it was him!!! In between, it was all a blurr, don't remember him growing up, maybe someone just put a big one in there when I wasn't watching!
Thanks for the compliment, but I like your selection of fish. Nile perch's seem to be slow growers, does yours eat a lot or does it get beaten to the food by the other fish? My lutjanus grew really fast at first but really slowed down at the two foot mark,it took me about three years to get him from 24" to about 30" or there abouts, but he got really bulky in that time.
Yes I am in Japan now. What fish do you want to see?
Yes I am in Japan now. What fish do you want to see?
ash - what is that weird looking marbled wolf in your avatar? 
And where did you move to Japan from?
And where did you move to Japan from?rumblesushi said:
No he died last week, due to a faulty heater. But I have another coming this week. I was very lucky, these fish are very rare(I have only seen these being imported once in 4 years), but one of my mates had one that he could not house properly so he sold it to me.
Jeez this thread was 8 years ago!!!
I'd love to know what ended up happening with all your jacks!!!!I have one at the moment, bought him when he was a little less than 1 inch. One of my favourite fish.
I'd love to know what ended up happening with all your jacks!!!!I have one at the moment, bought him when he was a little less than 1 inch. One of my favourite fish.
Yeah I just think somewhere along thhe lones of 15000+ years of evolution something has royally pissed this fish off.
They all pretty much have to be solitary after 12 inches from what i've seen, unless you have a more docile Jack, but still, at some point he's going to loose his marbles. I love these fish, waited a long time for them to come back into stock within a 200km radius of me.
They all pretty much have to be solitary after 12 inches from what i've seen, unless you have a more docile Jack, but still, at some point he's going to loose his marbles. I love these fish, waited a long time for them to come back into stock within a 200km radius of me.
