Liposarcus Pardalis-How large he grows?

[Kostas]

Hi,
Before 2 months i have bought a Liposarcus Pardalis and i have put him in a1m. tank.Does anybody knows how large he grows or have experience with this fish?I have searched the web for this fish and i have find that one site says that he grows to 25cm, another that he grows to 30cm,another to
40cm and as you can understand i don't know which site to believe!!!!!
Thank you in advance.

[Silurus]

<i>Liposarcus pardalis</i> can reach 40 cm or more; it is certainly capable of at least 30 cm. I would say a 1-m tank is too small for it.

[Kostas]

Thanks for the help.
I am planing to get a bigger tank at least 1,50m. in one year or two.Will he be OK in the 1m tank for this period of time?Is a 1,50m. tank ok for an adult
Liposarcus pardalis?If not how large he needs?

Thank you in advance.

[Silurus]

Will he be OK in the 1m tank for this period of time?

Depends on how big it is at the moment.

Is a 1,50m. tank ok for an adult Liposarcus pardalis?

Not really, depending on the other dimensions of the tank. The length is OK, but not the width, I suspect.

If not how large he needs?

A 2-m tank at least, maybe even larger.

[Kostas]

Now he is 8cm.The other dimensions of the tank will be 60cm and 70 or 80cm.

Thanks

[BK]

in my experience Liposarcus Pardalis grow very fast unlil they reach a size of around 20-30 cm where their growth slows down. i have seen 2-3 cm ones grow to 30 cm in about 2 years. the minimum i would use would be a tank 60cm wide, 120 cm long, and 45 cm high. i have seen them kept in much smallerthan ideal tanks for quite long periods of time (i have seen a 20+ year old one 60+ cm long living in a 55 gallon with a 15 year old one that was 17 inches long) but i would reccomend getting a decent sized tank for him/her. they really enjoy the swimming space.


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