Originally posted by pedapea
Do they work the same as some other fish.."only get as large as the tank they are in" or do they grow out of tanks.


That's probably the biggest fairy tale in the fish world. Fish don't stop growing when they reach the size of their tank. No no no...

That's one of the reasons so many Oscars find their way into pet stores...people don't know what they're getting themselves into when they buy that cute, little begging fishie. They grow into cute begging monsters.

I have two common plecos. One is around 10" and the other is a whopping 18" long. There are other plecos that don't grow up to be anywhere near that length.