The Ultimate Fish

[Eupterus]

Mekong giant catfish anyone?.

 

[KenyanSandBoa]

This is in no way meant to trample KenyanSandBoa's Dream Fish thread, but what do you believe to be the ultimate fish? Not necessarily the most expensive or your dream fish, but the fish only the most dedicated of MFK's can handle. The fish whose maintanance brings shudders down your spine, whose tank's complexity rivals the amazon, the fish only big dreamers are capable of even imagining?

I always believed it to be the arapaima, but i am shocked to see that fellow MFK's could handle them.

I guess I can let this slide.

I would have to say it would be good ole' Arapaima gigas. I could have listed a Blue Whale (I know whales are mamals), but there is NO chance that would enter into a home aquarium. If someone could handle the requirements to house the largest freshwater fish on the planet, then I would say they have attained the pinacle of fish keeping.

After seeing what it takes for JohnPTC to maintain his gigas tank I realized that it is exceptional. To handle the size, feeding, and water maintenance is simply mind blowing. Have you seen his filtration system?!?!?!

Keeping A. gigas as a juvenile is one thing...keeping it as an adult is whole different ball game.

 

[wangster11235]

giant freshwater stingray

 

[fatboy22]

Adult female yellow fin tuna schools

 

[AtomixIGN]

Tiger Muskie

 

[nishant_datta]

Wels catfish... 196 inches .. largest catfish... it rocks..

 

[Onion01]

how about jau catfish?

 

[SiApA2]

a dolphin! lol

 

[sirasoni]

The kraken

 

[fishtankdork]

sw octupus <wish they lived longer>
fw sting rays