What is a Monsterfish?

[Chockful O Phail]

yup--I assume it fits the criteria of a big tank

Beautiful monster tank! Absolutely love it.

 

[jhook]

Holy Smokes pacumom! That is an awesome tank. Gives me something to aspire towards. Do you have any pics of it running and stocked? Again, it's simply an amazing tank.

 

[roliva]

Yes a fish you cannot hold, like this poor red tail in a 120 gallon lol.

 

[PYRU]

In my mind any fish over 14" std. I do have a love for some smaller species especially puffers, but I don't consider them monsters.

 

[Bandit87]

To me an objective definition would be anything that's either big, predatory or aggressive, but in reality MFK is a lifestyle

Unfortunately for my space and pocketbook.

 

[Yohanon]

I know thwe general consensus is that the ultimate monsterfish is the arapaima, even though there are many bigger or meaner fish. SA/CA cichlids are more monsterfish than the meaner riftlake cichlids, so what makes a fish a monsterfish? A tiger barb with a poor attitude? A 1' comet goldfish?

A TRUE monsterfish is a fish that you catch using monsters for bait.

 

[Grinch]

A TRUE monsterfish is a fish that you catch using monsters for bait.

By this logic, all fish must be monsters then....

 

[dan518]

A fish that stands out from the rest of its species. If you had a 6 inch betta I would call that a monster betta, a 12 inch rtc I wouldn't.

 

[Chub_by]

A fish that stands out from the rest of its species. If you had a 6 inch betta I would call that a monster betta, a 12 inch rtc I wouldn't.

This is a slightly awkward definition hahah

 

[dan518]

This is a slightly awkward definition hahah

Why?