Moontanman;2052809; said:I'm going to assume you weren't talking to me when you said I was a lier but I agree it's unlikely a yellow bullhead got to be 18" in a 20 gallon tank or any tank for that matter. I wonder if the ages on the links you provided are wild fish or captive fish? Cardinals only live to be a little over a year in the wild, five years plus in captivity. Some people do have problems measuring their own fish, particularly when they catch them on hook and line. Maybe fish in a tank inspire the same artistic license
Oh sorry, i was completely talking about warf.
And although there may be some variance between wild and captive life spans in smaller fish (with the constant threat of being eaten, having to avoid predators all their life and variable currents and other factors) Slightly larger fish like bullheads i haven't heard reports of much difference in life span wild vs. captive.
Either way i'm guessing the kid that started the thread is lying.
