Age of fish has been talked about a bit lately, and it’s hard enough, trying to remember how long you’ve had a long lived fish…
But how old are they, when we get them is another question… typically if they are adult sized, can we assume another year, at least on tank raised fish??? Most of what I seem to be getting the last couple years has been Juvenal fish, but some, in particular wild caught Hillstream’s, and other odd fish, have come in adult size… I would suspect most are younger ( just as they may be easier to catch, and any with spectacular colors, like would be witnessed on breeding adults, would likely be picked over before they end up at my end of retail ) yet, odd balls like Sid ( my giant Oto ) are bigger than any of the on line data says they get, so aging a fish like that might be more challenging… I’ve had him / her 6 months, but aging a fish like that one is anyone’s guess… I’ve gotten several Hillstream’s, and African tetras, that have been wild caught, and came to me at adult size…
But how old are they, when we get them is another question… typically if they are adult sized, can we assume another year, at least on tank raised fish??? Most of what I seem to be getting the last couple years has been Juvenal fish, but some, in particular wild caught Hillstream’s, and other odd fish, have come in adult size… I would suspect most are younger ( just as they may be easier to catch, and any with spectacular colors, like would be witnessed on breeding adults, would likely be picked over before they end up at my end of retail ) yet, odd balls like Sid ( my giant Oto ) are bigger than any of the on line data says they get, so aging a fish like that might be more challenging… I’ve had him / her 6 months, but aging a fish like that one is anyone’s guess… I’ve gotten several Hillstream’s, and African tetras, that have been wild caught, and came to me at adult size…
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