Dr.Worm Posted April 23, 2006 Share Posted April 23, 2006 Hi all, I've had a couple of hoplo's for a while.....and was wondering if someone who keeps them can tell me what size theyll reach as adults?? Google brought up everything from 4.96" to pictures of great man eating beasts.... They have been with juvinile American Cichlids for about a month since being moved from another tank, will they hold their own against adult Green Terrors and Jack's etc? thanks, Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Matty Posted April 23, 2006 Share Posted April 23, 2006 I've never kept them, but I've seen them in LFS's at about 8-9 inches long. It would also depend on the size of your tank, which is how big? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Matthew Posted April 23, 2006 Share Posted April 23, 2006 G'day They can grow quite large as already stated however they can also remain quite small if put in a too competitive, too overstocked or too small a tank. This is what happened to some of mine when I placed them into a way overstocked 6x2x2. they never grew bigger than about 4 inches cya Matthew Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dr.Worm Posted April 24, 2006 Author Share Posted April 24, 2006 Thanx for the quick replies They are in a 6x2x2, But are the Two largest fish in there at the moment at about 5" ....so plenty of room but the cichlids and other cats are all juveniles atm....once full grown it will be quite snug in there, are they tough enough for adult Americans? ......i was kinda hoping they would get a bit bigger than 9" ....Fish steroids?? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Matthew Posted April 24, 2006 Share Posted April 24, 2006 Unfortunately I doubt they will get to a size of nine inches. They are a tough armoured catfish. But I have never kept them with Americans, maybe someone else can assist in this area? cya Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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