Indo-Pacific Tarpon

[FiSh15]

i just got an indo-pacific tarpon the other day. it's about 4 inches long and it's with a peacock bass about 7 inches long. i was wondering if there's anything that anyone would like to share with me about this fish. all i've heard so far is that it gets pretty big. thanks.

 

[FiSh15]

has anyone ever had any experience with this fish?

 

[Purple]

Originally posted by FiSh15
i was wondering if there's anything that anyone would like to share with me about this fish

How about a portion of chips ?

They get to over 3ft ! (and how big is your tank?)

 

[wintermute]

tarpon are big game fish

 

[FiSh15]

just thought i'd update everyone with this fish. it's doing fine. i got it to eat frozen prawns. it also had a case of mouth fungus, but i got that taken care of.

 

[JWright]

So how big is its tank?

 

[jaws101]

Where did u manage to get ur self one of those?

 

[FiSh15]

i got it at the lfs. its about 5 inches right now. its in a 55g tank with a peacock bass and some catfish.

 

[jaws101]

arent they salt water?

 

[Cichlid-Man]

They can live in salt or freshwater. They do grow slow but the Florida state record for Tarpon is 243lbs so.....maybe a bigger tank? Average for a fisherman is 40-50lbs.

The Indo-Pacific Tarpon can reach 60" and weigh between 32 and 40 pounds.

The Indo-Pacific Tarpon (Megalops cyprinoides) is a little smaller than the Florida Tarpon (Megalops atlanticus)

 

[FiSh15]

i think it'll be awhile before i need to start thinking about a bigger tank. there are times when he eats alot then there are time he wont eat for a day or 2.

 

[wayne]

I think you're in for a surprise - most fish of that size will grow at least an inch a month and possibly an inch a week till they're 2 feet or so long. I've never kept a tarpon, but I doubt you're under feeding it, and it won't be wasting much energy swimming in a 55

 

[FiSh15]

bad news. my tarpon died. i got home from work and he was laying on the bottom of the tank. he had somereally weird sore on his mouth and it looked like its left eye was popping out. the other fish didn't even want to go near it. this really sucks.