I'm just curious if anyone has any experience keeping these? Growth rate? Water chemistry(pH and hardness)? Diet?
pretty hardy fish imo... mines been through alot in 5 yrs... they can be sensitive when small 3-6" but after that there pretty good to go in most normal conditions. for more specific info on water chemistry, research the river nile where they come from. my ph is around 7.5 outta the tap here and i also run autodrip systems but this fish in particular lived with me for 3 yrs without the autodrip.Thanks for all the info! Are they real sensitive when it comes to water chemistry? Not talking about nitrate, nitrite, etc.. But hardness in particular. My water here is pretty hard, pH of around 8.4.