I think its the heart of the fish that makes it a monster......they told him he couldn't when he was small...then he grew up and wanted vengence...thus the monster is born!
what do you consider a "monster fish"?
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turtall said:I consider a monster any specie grown to it's maximum size. All of us have lost fish before they have attained their full potential, but thoroughly grown and thriving 10" tall angelfish or 6' foot long gar is not only a monster but a testament to the dedication of the hobbiest (as well as 'luck').
I once saw a display tank That contained small schools of 12" clown loaches, 14- 15" bala sharks and 3-4" cory's (they looked like freakin' horshoe crabs to me)among other things and it blew me away! That is what my wife and I striving for.
Just my 2 pesos.
Amen, bro. That's exactly how I feel, and it's one of my goals to have fully grown Clown Loaches in my tanks. These guys grow sloooowly, and keeping them healthy and happy for the years necessary to have them grow into monster fishes is a big goal of mine. Has anyone ever seen a full-grown fancy goldfish? Those suckers are almost as big as a football.Attitude is one component, but size -- and the care of the fishkeeper necessary to get them to that size -- is a more important consideration. Anyone can buy a piranha. But can anyone grow their fish to their adult size -- particularly when that fish's life span is more than two decades?
Chuck
That describes about every goldfish I've ever seen. Still, I wouldn't call one a monster unless it was full grown (and I mean full, full grown, in the range of 8 to 10+ years old).Vince said:
Chuck
I think a monster fish is either grown to its full potential and it grows at least a 1ft 1/2 or bigger and/or is really old.
the way i classify monsters is the hart they have size and how much they will stuff them self. i also consider a full grown fire eel a monster they are freken asome at 2 feet or more
when i hear the word monster fish as i did when i joined this site, first to mind is size, a fish that not the average hobbiest is housing, a fish that is not just monster in size but one that also requires a monster tank, thats where every thing in the word monster comes together 
i think a monster fish is ANY fish that grows beyond its average size
example:
a 2 inch guppy
or a 4-5 foot silver arow
example:
a 2 inch guppy
or a 4-5 foot silver arow
I saw a bunch of quarter-sized piranha pick apart a hapless goldfish at the LFS the other day. Not big yet, but definitely monsters, Yikes.
