20 inch Fahaka

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20 inch Fahaka

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Re: 20 inch Fahaka

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How do you know it's 20"?
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Also, T. mbu at only 20" would be either juvenile or seriously stunted. That is less than 2/3 full size for T. mbu.

It bothers me a lot that so many hobbyists think it is "normal" for captive fish to be smaller than wild fish. IMHO & IME, captive fish reach and even exceed maximum wild size if properly housed, fed, and maintained.
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Re: 20 inch Fahaka

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RTR wrote:It bothers me a lot that so many hobbyists think it is "normal" for captive fish to be smaller than wild fish. IMHO & IME, captive fish reach and even exceed maximum wild size if properly housed, fed, and maintained.
Thats why I posted it, I thought they could only get to 18inches but this guy says he's is 20inches.

Hey pp the guy that gave me a link to this vid said its not his fahaka but his fahaka is 20inches long.

Ps rtr is the mbu max size 24inches or 30inches? Or is the max body length 24inches and 30inches including tail.
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