this is my first post on here. but i have a 3 inch rtc and i no there are rtc or tsn that are huge.
whos got the biggest fish on mfk
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HungDang;4913976; said:
Do some research... Arapaima rarely exceed 8 feet... I believe the biggest "world record" wild fish is 14 feet? I dont think John's arapaima are near that size (I have a ton if respect for him and he's a great guy with unbelievable dedication to the hobby, but that's not what this is about...).
There are several species of "commonly" kept sharks that reach that size, and some species are available that might exceed what a captive arapaima could grow to.
Lemon shark over 10 feet, zebra sharks up to 12, nurse sharks up to 14 feet...
I'm not that familiar with the shark keepers here on MFK but I know there are several with huge setups and keep big species, so I wouldn't scoff at the idea someone has some huge monsters in some crazy SW pool.
derekp;4913824; said:
Are you sure Arapaimag's aquarium is inside his home? The top of the Animal Planet page says largest home aquarium.
Piscine;4914969; said:
Yes it is. He built an addition on to his house for it. Check out his thread. I would call that home aquaria without a doubt. Animal planet doesn't always have their facts straight. Might be because arapaimag is in Canada, but I'm just guessing at that.
Pharaoh;4915003; said:
I was just guessing at that too. I remember seeing the pics of the trackhoe digging out an area for one of the tanks beside the house, but wasn't sure if that was actually his home or not.
Piscine;4915005; said:
It is attached to his house and he can access it just like any other room. The thing that throws you off is that he had to build the house around the tank. LOL
But, I consider home aquaria anything that isn't owned by some type of company, museum or public aquarium. i.e. a hobbyist that just has a big tank.
Animal planet usually go around US, in Asia, there are some guy that have aquarium bigger than that in their house and they got Arowana so the money to buy those fish is much more crazy !Piscine;4914969; said:
I believe that in this forum, biggest shark are around 3-5 feet ! still not see anyone post the shark that bigger than 7 feet !aclockworkorange;4914848; said:
