Wallago Attu growth rate?

thebiggerthebetter

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Thanks :)

Mine has started taking the massivore almost without delay but still with some "dignity". He takes the first ~immediately but it takes him ~20-40 seconds to put away ~6 disks.

Nice fish guys! Hard to believe you only got one now, Viktor ;)
I am not made of money, time, and fish tanks, Chubs ;) Seriously though, I did have one 5 years ago, lost it when moving to Florida. I have had it from ~5" to 10". I don't recall feeding problems - it took frozen fish and shrimp just fine.

One thing I do recall: it was housed with 4 similar sized wyckiis and one day the attu ate one (dead or alive, IDK). The wyckii's pectoral spine poked all the way through Attu's stomach and about 1/4" was sticking out for 1-2 days. I was afraid to feed the attu but as soon as I did, the new food pushed the remains further along and the pec spine went in and the wound healed. Through all this, the attu behaved as if nothing was unusual.
 

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Have been having good progress here. The attu reacts anytime I come by the tank and comes to the surface at feeding time to gulp down most of the massivore offered, ~10 disks, picking up the rest within 0.5-1 minute. Still refuses thawed whole fish but I have not fasted it yet to try and persuade.
 
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