The size of SAP

[mattawa]

Hi,

I am new in PUFFER, I just got 3 SAP from LFS, they are only 2~2.5" now. I want to know how big these cute little guys can grow.
I have done some reading on the web and the info I got are quite different: from 7.5cm to 15 cm. Can somebody here point out how big they can grow? BTW, my tank is well planted 55g. Thanks.

[Pufferpunk]

3" tops.

[mattawa]

Thanks a lot for your answer. The page on this website show that SAP can only grow to 7.5cm and the link is:ug.php/v/PufferPedia/Freshwater/C_Asellus/

But the following 3 links all show that SAP can grow up to 14~15 cm. I am really confused.
http://www.fishbase.org/Summary/Species ... p?id=51376
http://animal-world.com/encyclo/fresh/P ... Puffer.php
http://www.aquariumreference.org/specie ... N=10004327

[Corvus]

SAPs Colomesus assellus was likely often confused with the closely related C. psittacus which gets far bigger. Therefore the larger fishbase size and the other sites are probably citing fishbase.

[Pufferpunk]

I've learned not to take Fishbase as fact.

[Corvus]

Yes it's a superb project and a very big help, but with too few people (and so many fish) working for the project, there is still a number of errors/inaccuracies and the database is not very up to date with the past 5 years.

[mattawa]

OK, I see.