what is the largest freshwater fish????

[flowerhornkeeper]

hello can anyone tell me what the largest fresh water fish is i know that the whale shark is the largest fish altogether but what is the freshwater equivelent??

 

[flowerhornkeeper]

is it a silurus glanis(wels catfish) or ahuso huso(beluga sturgeon)??

please help having an aruement with a workmate she says that its the cat as the sturgeon are not strickly freshwater

 

[Max]

i dont know, a carp?

 

[Rusty_S]

As far as I know there are saltwater sturgeons, in fact I didn't think you could get FW ones

 

[flowerhornkeeper]

As far as I know there are saltwater sturgeons, in fact I didn't think you could get FW ones

the russian sturgeon are freshwater also there are many other freshwater sturgeon the diamondback/white/dwarf

another contender is the arapaima gigas,osteogloffiadae @ 4.5 mertres as my male workmate has just informed me

 

[Rusty_S]

QUOTE (Rusty_S @ Jul 8 2004, 08:48 PM)

As far as I know there are saltwater sturgeons, in fact I didn't think you could get FW ones

the russian sturgeon are freshwater also there are many other freshwater sturgeon the diamondback/white/dwarf

another contender is the arapaima gigas,osteogloffiadae @ 4.5 mertres as my male workmate has just informed me

Well that told me

Seriously though, I'm pretty sure saltwater sturgeon do exist, I just couldn't tell you any species names )

 

[flowerhornkeeper]

its okay found out on google
ps rusty their are salt water sturgeons

worlds largest freshwater fish

 

[xXMrBonesXx]

holy crap

 

[flowerhornkeeper]

so what size tank would i need to house one then

 

[Rusty_S]

One as big as your house

 

[flowerhornkeeper]

ill get to work on sealing the walls ill live in the shed

 

[cometcattle]

I'm getting a juvie for my 2.5g. I'm getting a bigger tank soon, I promise.

 

[karrihug]

I'm getting a juvie for my 2.5g. I'm getting a bigger tank soon, I promise.

just keep it in a betta cup till you get a bigger tank for it

 

[Opcn]

the beluga sturgeon isn't a strictly fresh water fish it can handle fresh brackish and salt just like say ... a molly.

HTH

Oh and the biggest ones get to be 9 m long

 

[flowerhornkeeper]

okay then its the wels catfish thats the largest then(freshwater fish only )