Game Fish in Aquariums

[400galloncharlie]

Hello! I am an avid fly fisherman (catch and release only) and am establishing (after a long hiatus from marine aquaria) a 65 gallon saltwater tank in my office. In the past, I have had all sorts of the fish that are discussed here under "Aggressive Setups." I am wondering if anyone has any experience in keeping saltwater gamefish in aquariums; fish such as redfish, snook, permit, tarpon, crevalle jacks, dolphin (mahi mahi), etc. Are these fish able to be remain small when in a small tank or are these completely not an option? I assume that this is not an option, but thought I'd check and any thoughts are appreciated.

 

[underthesea]

in my opinion you are going to need a much bigger tank since these fish do get big and slo like alot of roon for swimming.

 

[fshhub]

way to go, i love to flyfish too,
unfortunately your answer is no, unless you have a really large aquarium , and i mean over 10,000, those are all big and strong swimming fish, it would be cool to raise a dolfin(mahi mahi), but out of hte wild with no predators, they would get 6 to 7 feet in 4 or 5 years, and swim hard to start with, i love them and wish it could be done as well

 

[grouperhead]

im an avid saltwater fisherman too. my flyfishing skills need a little tunning though. not a chance to do those fish man. i know a couple of guys who have pinfish, croakers, and some other odds and ends theyve caught in castnets and "weeding" through grassbeds. bo

 

[swtanks]

Don't know if this will be of any help but I once saw a tarpon for sale at a store and it had a sign on the tank that said "not for tanks under 220 gallons".
Pretty cool looking fish and it was only about 6 inches long.

 

[400galloncharlie]

Thanks all.