VATF settled in the 520 gallon.

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Looks nice and thick. Doesnt look like he has a lot of color in his fins. Does the white sand wash it out or is it just the pics?
 
Thanks, it may be the sand as he doesn't have a whole bunch of color but he does have more color then what the camera is showing.

I don't doubt it in the least. He's by no means lacking in color IMO, he's just a much brighter white than what most members are used to looking at. I like it.
 
Who knows how big he is as he swims too fast but it's over 12" and probably 4.5" to 5" high.

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Sweet! Does he show off his speed to get your attention when he is hungry?
My big boy used to do that and it was awesome to witness.
 
Sweet! Does he show off his speed to get your attention when he is hungry?
My big boy used to do that and it was awesome to witness.

He knows when it's feeding time and comes to beg at the front of the glass for a few seconds and then starts doing laps around the tank and when the food drops he swoops in and grabs full smelts and/or pellets depending on what I am feeding at the time. He has sure come out of his shell the last 5 months and is very comfortable with his tank mates. He never used to grab floating smelts and now it doesn't matter as it's fair game anywhere in the tank and I think that pisses the RTG off as the Vitattus is fast and grabs more food faster!! I think the more he grows the more comfortable he gets and now he isn't too timid around the RTG like he was before. He still has to keep an eye out as the RTG still wants to try and bite him every once in a while. It sure was trial and error for the last 2 years to figure what tank mates work and don't work.

RTG=Red tail golden arowana
 
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