You know I was told that if I asked this question about thier max size in home aquaria on this site that I might get flamed. Keep the flaming up guys. The more you do it the more your reputation around the web grows.. I'll just ask this question on another forum where people wont flame me through pm...

80" even in home aquaria? I thought they get around 32" in home aquaria...

OK guys I was thinking about putting one of these in my 250 gallon tank.I have heard about there immense reputaion. I just want to hear any and all experinces that you guys have had with them. How active are they? Do they really live up to their aggresive reputation? How large do they get?(Do they r...

I have a tank that is 6 feet long and 3.5 feet wide. My friend offered to give me his 18" L.pictus. I am willing to keep it alone however how large would the other fish have to be to keep from being eaten? I am thinking 10" and larger would be safe. What size fish is it capable of eating? ...

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So I wouldnt be able to keep a 4" fish with a 9" L.pictus right?

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Other people have told me that L.pictus are not prone to eating fish that can fit in their mouth. I found that to be very strange. Thanks for confirming my suspicions.!

Any ideas?

Hello. I have a question about L.pictus . I have heard that even though this is large and predatory pim that they are not that predatory in the home aquarium. People on other boards have told me that a 9" L.pictus can safely be housed with a 4" fish with no problems. They also said that ev...

Yes I have..Very interesting..

I have a 265 gallon waiting for him..Any other tips on raising big catfish?

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I am going to pick up a 8" Leiarius pictus and I was wondering. Can I keep it with 2 3" clownknifes and 2 3" firemouths? Or will they end up as lunch? I know Leiarius pictus are lagre and predatory pims but do you think the fish I mentioned would be safe.?

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Hello I am new here and I have a question concerning the max size of L.pictus . I have heard they only reach 18". On this site they say they max out at 24" but I have heard some of you guys say they can get 32"..So what is there max size? Also I know that they are a lagre pim so I am ...