My new beast, pic included

[ashdavid]

Well here it is ,my new nile perch.

 

[secretmuscles]

super nice fish

 

[SquirrelOsO]

i think hes cute
too bad he doesnt stay that size hehe

 

[ntt]

how big do they get?

 

[reiverix]

Nice. Yours has better markings than the one in your avatar. Do they keep the colors? They have one in Columbus zoo, a really big one, but it's only a dark silvery gray.

 

[ashdavid]

how big do they get?

They get very big, up to 80" and over 250lbs in the wild, although smaller in an aquarium.

 

[daveedka]

nice fish Ash, and nice to see it in the hands of someone who can house it well.
Dave

 

[ashdavid]

Nice. Yours has better markings than the one in your avatar. Do they keep the colors? They have one in Columbus zoo, a really big one, but it's only a dark silvery gray.

When they are small they have great colors , but as they mature they turn a silvery gold color. The one in my avatar is about 11" now and when he was younger he also had good markings, not quite as goos as this one, I am hoping that one of them is a female b/c I want to breed them.

 

[ashdavid]

nice fish Ash, and nice to see it in the hands of someone who can house it well.
Dave

Nice of you to say, but the 1850g will only be for a few years, b/c I am trying to get together that 10,000 plus gallon tank for him. I am pretty sure that size tank should be ok.

 

[daveedka]

but the 1850g will only be for a few years, b/c I am trying to get together that 10,000 plus gallon tank for him. I am pretty sure that size tank should be ok.

I knew you were looking to build a bigger tank, but I imagine it will take him some time to outgrow an 1850g set-up. would love to see pic updates from time to time.
Dave