what single fish in 4ft tank??

[nick]

hi, im looking into getting a 48x18x20inch tank sometime and i just want one single fish for it, something like an oscar, but im open to other ideas and different types of carnivorous fish.....

Thnx in advance,
Nick

[nemo1981]

i would suggest a saratoga of some sort, but you really need a minimum of 4x2x2 i'd say.

[nick]

yeah i was thinking saratoga jardine but yeah....tank to small i think, n e other ideas?

[efc]

Target fish aka Therapon jarbua.
They are better looking then jacks buy have as much attitude!

[nick]

efc, that thing is a beast, lol, how big does it get?? and wats it like??

[Benji]

nick, i'm not trying to lecture you but agian, google has all the answers for you.  Do you really want to waist efc's time for him to explain "what the fish is like" when you can do a little research yourself, you have the fishes name that's all you need.

alot of what your asking has been covered before in previous posts, so a search of the forum will help too.  You post A LOT when it's really not needed, the post number and title under your name is not important.  think quality not quantity.

it's best to use google then if you can't find a speific answer ask on the forum.

[Paul]

ouch!

[nick]

well actualy benji!! those questions were asking efc about his experiences, and i was after fish from peoples experiences......google doesnt tell you everthing!! google doesnt had ALL the answers and ALL the help i need, thats why i asked on here, i did a google sears on the target fish...and guess what, it didnt tell me everything i wanted to know, and i know the number of posts doenst matter....i want to find out about fish, not have people like you lecture me about wat i can and cant do!!!  you cant make me do something and you cant tell me to do it cos guess what, ill do it any way!

[efc]

hey mate, so far the target fish is around 7cm but I have heard they get too 20cm up north. They are aggressive like jacks and Oscars and the like. However they look sweet and can be kept in both salt and fresh water. At them moment my mate has one in his African display tank.
As far as I know they have not been bred in a tank and not a lot is published on these guys.

Another nice fish is the coal grunter!

[nick]

thnx effy, yeah google had basicaly no information, ill google the coal grunter
sounds pretty cool, u think a saratoga be happy in a 4x2x2???

[Aries]

A saratoga would be an ok choice but in the long run a 4 ft is gunna be too small. Saratoga are constantly swimming and you'll soon get tired of watching your fish swim 3 body lengths then turn around. I'd go for something with a little more personality like a trimac or devil. They'll live happily in a 4x2 and have attitude to burn.

[nick]

thnx aries, i think it will be a toss up between and oscar or a red devil, unless n e one else has any ideas, i tried to google barramundi but it only comes up with fishing etc. does anyone know wat to type in for the aquarium versoin of barramundi??

[caryb]

I have a red devil, he is more a pet than a fish. The kids pat him!!! he follows you around when you walk around the room & makes a great conversation piece!!



Cary

[nick]

do they actually colour up, all the pics i have seen are almost whitish or very pale reddish colour....do they actually get well "red" or do they keep that paleish colour??

[ashhhh]

if you want a fish with attitude, big teeth, nice colours and grows to a nice size, I would get a Red Terror, (amphilophis festae) I think is the latin name, correct me if I'm wrong someone :wink:
But yeah, nice colours on these guys and a great fish IMO :D
do a google image search and youll see what I mean