Fahaka tank?

[Captain Pancake]

i have a 125gal 72"Lx18"Wx22"H tank. will this be suitable for a fahaka?

thanks

[FADE2BLACK_1973]

Few members keep Fahakas in a 125 gal. I would say yeah it works.

Btw, did you get that Congo puffer?

[Terrance]

Not wide enough. 24" wide is the suitable tank according to pufferpedia.

[Nuclear_Glitter]

Everything but the width is fine, IMO. However, plenty of people use the standard 125 gallon for their fish and it's fine. I just hate the turnaround room in most of the tanks.

[Nuclear_Glitter]

Not wide enough. 24" wide is the suitable tank according to pufferpedia.

24" width would be great, but the common 125 gallon tank is 18 1/2" wide.

I'm in no way saying that the OP shouldn't aim for a tank with more width, but they are harder to come by unless custom made.

A 125 gallon bowfront would fit the needs of this much nicer, but those are more rare too.

[Terrance]

120g are common in the states that offer the 24" width. I see many of them on craigslist. 180s and 2xx are less common, but show up for a good deal every once in a while. I'd rehome a Fahaka from a 125g after growing past the 12inch mark, which is 1 year or less.

[FADE2BLACK_1973]

Puffer Punk has her Fahaka in a 125 gal. nuff said...

[Terrance]

PPs fahaka is only ~12inches and probably will not grow any longer.

[Nuclear_Glitter]

Like I said, try to find a tank with more width. See if maybe someone will trade you. If you can't find a tank with more width consider another puffer.

[RTR]

I have said it before and will say it again: Keeping an 18" fish in a tank 18" deep is cruelty. The fish will either be stunted or will damage its nose or caudal fin or both. Try living in a space that is 1/2" larger than your maximum dimension. NIMFT.

Minor correction:

"Width" in tanks terms is what likely should be call length - it is the measure left to right, one end to the other, generally the tank's maximum dimension.

"Depth" in a tank is the front-to-back measure - which maximized confusion. Most folks would call tank depth its height, but manufacturers use height.

HTH

[Pufferpunk]

PPs fahaka is only ~12inches and probably will not grow any longer.

Either he is just a smaller fish (hey, I'm pretty short!) or he's stunted.

[Mr puffington]

PPs fahaka is only ~12inches and probably will not grow any longer.

How can you just say that the fish "will not grow any longer"?

[Terrance]

I read somewhere that Fahakas will reach 12" within the first 1-2 years, then the rest of the 6" grows later.

[bertie 83]

Once they hit maturity growth slows. Pps fahaka is quite old now and probably very little growth left if any at all

[RTR]

PP's Fahaka may not grow very much more, but it will continue growing slowly. Fish never stop growing, they just do so very slowly once fully mature.