murray cod

[dean_alicia]

hello People,

at the moment i have a 4 tropical tank and a 3 foot tropical breeding tank.
in the next few days i will be picking up my next tank which is a 4footer..
i want to keep a Murray Cod in it, a few questions i have is can i keep this fish in this size tank for good?as the wife wont let me get a 4th tank if it gets too big and where is the best place to get a young cod in the western suburbs, melbourne?

thanks

[SMCK001]

well murray cod grow pretty big as u probably know, and a 4ft tank wont be big enough in the long run it will probably last in there for about 2yrs if the water is unheated and u dont feed him too much etc.
in my experience the best place to get a cod would be to just ask at ur local fish shop and see if they can get one in for you, most of them will do this for you.
if u told me ur suburb i might be able to tell you a good one?

[cichlidboy]

murray cod grow fast and hit hard on anything thats in the water.
in a specimen tank it would do fine for two years.
i've got my 50cm murray cod in a 4x2x2 and hes lovin it.
i'll have to upgrade in a year or so though.
they hit the 30cm mark within a year depending on conditions, food etc.

[dean_alicia]

thanks for the info..
im in taylors hill..

[SMCK001]

no worries, well i dont know any suppliers near you but just ask at ur local shop and they will prob be able to get some, or just ring a few if u cant be bothered driving around.

[Nutter]

I realise this is an old thread but for the benefit of anyone else that reads this there is just no way you should ever try to keep a Murray Cod in a 4ft tank as a permanant home. I wouldn't even consider putting one in my 6x2x2ft. Not for one second.
This is a pic of one at about half of the size that they can achiev. This particular one is about 40kgs at my best guess & I know of people that have caught them way bigger than this.
I'm sure you can see why I feel strongly that this isn't really a fish suited to anything but the very largest of aquariums. It is after all, one of the largest freshwater fish in the world.

[cichlidboy]

I realise this is an old thread but for the benefit of anyone else that reads this there is just no way you should ever try to keep a Murray Cod in a 4ft tank as a permanant home. I wouldn't even consider putting one in my 6x2x2ft. Not for one second.
This is a pic of one at about half of the size that they can achiev. This particular one is about 40kgs at my best guess & I know of people that have caught them way bigger than this.
I'm sure you can see why I feel strongly that this isn't really a fish suited to anything but the very largest of aquariums. It is after all, one of the largest freshwater fish in the world.

wild specimens grow to enormous sizes.
but aquarium specimens tend to top out at max 60 cm weighing no more than about 5 or 6 kilos.

[top_cat]

hey mate i know its a bit of a drive but, if ur around geelong i have one im trying to get rid of. shes around 10cm

[cichlidboy]

blackburn aquarium frequently sells MC.
give them a call