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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.

<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.

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.

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.

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

Thanks

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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