Hello everyone, this will be just on my experience and tries with my favorite species of fish:
I am back. Last month proved to be my worst stint of fish keeping ever due to a huge move. Sold what I could, kept what did not sell or did not have enough time to sell. One of the fish I lost was my Murray Cod, Pondi. In December 2023, I received my first ever Murray Cod. They are my absolute favorite species of fish. Wes hooked me up with a large one instead of the marked 4". He came around 6.5". By the time the move came around nearing December, he was 15". I kept in in cold water, unheated near a window. This seemed to be the recipe for success. He ate three times per week, eating cooked shrimp, pellets, and mackerel/squid. This seemed to do the trick. Many of these Cod are well removed from being in the wild. That means they are brought up in warm water. They can TOLERATE this but not for long. Mine seemed most active in 69-71 degrees.
Losing such a fish definitely hurts, but knowing it was due to stress makes me feel the slightest bit better. I am hoping to try again but this time I will make sure everything is more permanent. I have found they are not the fastest growers in the realm of monster fish compared to other fish. They are very good alone. Very shy at first but around 10" they get this sense of confidence where they know they are the biggest and baddest fish in your care. Thats something I loved about mine. I may post some pics of when I got him. Alot of discussion when I got mine surrounded the use of Salt in the aquarium. To me, mine never seemed unhappy with all fresh, but I made sure the water had plenty of crushed coral and that seemed to do the trick really well.
I am back. Last month proved to be my worst stint of fish keeping ever due to a huge move. Sold what I could, kept what did not sell or did not have enough time to sell. One of the fish I lost was my Murray Cod, Pondi. In December 2023, I received my first ever Murray Cod. They are my absolute favorite species of fish. Wes hooked me up with a large one instead of the marked 4". He came around 6.5". By the time the move came around nearing December, he was 15". I kept in in cold water, unheated near a window. This seemed to be the recipe for success. He ate three times per week, eating cooked shrimp, pellets, and mackerel/squid. This seemed to do the trick. Many of these Cod are well removed from being in the wild. That means they are brought up in warm water. They can TOLERATE this but not for long. Mine seemed most active in 69-71 degrees.
Losing such a fish definitely hurts, but knowing it was due to stress makes me feel the slightest bit better. I am hoping to try again but this time I will make sure everything is more permanent. I have found they are not the fastest growers in the realm of monster fish compared to other fish. They are very good alone. Very shy at first but around 10" they get this sense of confidence where they know they are the biggest and baddest fish in your care. Thats something I loved about mine. I may post some pics of when I got him. Alot of discussion when I got mine surrounded the use of Salt in the aquarium. To me, mine never seemed unhappy with all fresh, but I made sure the water had plenty of crushed coral and that seemed to do the trick really well.