"Jaques d'Alltrades" wrote in
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How big is this fish ?

Well, it's not any individual fish, you understand: you feed a
smaller
one up to gianthood.

If it would fit a could give it a try but I would need some advice
on food
for it.

Oh, small ones can be got, but I think only certain species grow
really
big. ISTR that some of the Mercadian ones may reach twelve or
fifteen
feet, but I've no doubt you'd get a more impressive estimate if you
asked a Texan.

Already got 200 goldfish (separate place) - I wonder if it would
be happy
with the odd bag of same food occasionally.

They're bottom-feeders. This means they feed on the bottom of the
river
or water-butt, not through their bottom, BTW.

Stirring up the mud in the process.

Franz