What bichir is this?

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That is a sweet photo.
 
whoa! didn't realize that congicus would grow to become that huge! what is the max size in captivity of this sp?
 
whoa! didn't realize that congicus would grow to become that huge! what is the max size in captivity of this sp?
according to official record, congicus is the largest species, 3 ft (fishbase lists the official record at 97cm). i suspect it won't get that big in captivity, i think 3 ft could be rare even in the wild, but thats just me guessing. hard to say whats the max size is in captivity, i suppose probably around 30", though it could be larger or smaller depending on many factors. i think CDM's congicus is 23" (forgot where i read that), and going from 21" to 23" wasn't a quick process.
 
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