Yellow Perch Question

[aaron7353]

What is the average size that a yellow perch reaches in the home aquarium? Assume the fish is under normal aquarium conditions; it isn't being overfed.

 

[Itsadeepbluesea]

Mine are up to 9 inches and still growing

 

[aaron7353]

Mine are up to 9 inches and still growing

Nice! How long did it take them to get there? What size tank? And what would you predict them to get to?

 

[Itsadeepbluesea]

The tank is a 55g I've had them a bit over 2 years, they were about 3-4 inches when I got them. I assume the big one will push 12 inches eventually. The interesting thing is the biggest one which is 9" and the smallest which is about 5-6 inches were the same size when I caught them. The middle one which is at about 8" was the bigger of the three when I caught them.

 

[aaron7353]

The tank is a 55g I've had them a bit over 2 years, they were about 3-4 inches when I got them. I assume the big one will push 12 inches eventually. The interesting thing is the biggest one which is 9" and the smallest which is about 5-6 inches were the same size when I caught them. The middle one which is at about 8" was the bigger of the three when I caught them.

Wow. That's odd. Do they have a pecking order that caused one to get less food do you think? That's a bit odd to me.

 

[MN_Rebel]

The tank is a 55g I've had them a bit over 2 years, they were about 3-4 inches when I got them. I assume the big one will push 12 inches eventually. The interesting thing is the biggest one which is 9" and the smallest which is about 5-6 inches were the same size when I caught them. The middle one which is at about 8" was the bigger of the three when I caught them.

It has do with their gender. Males of this species rarely get larger as the females which can easily get up to 12"

 

[Itsadeepbluesea]

No pecking order that I can see, it's who ever gets to the food first gets it. They have never shown any aggresion towards each other.