16" at 7months old

[haywood]

Here are some new pics of "Tank" the RTC. Got him at 2" in June of this year. He's now in a 120 gallon. Diet consists of shrimp, raw fish, raw beef, etc. All pictures were taken by point and shoot method, no tricks here.

Full Tank Shot

Helloooooo...

He's on the thick side...

 

[snow]

Looks great. Nice colour. You have been seeing some good growth on him.

 

[haywood]

He was growing an inch a week when I first got him. I thought he might outgrow the 120 gallon in a couple months so I lowered the temp from 82* down to 72* over the course of a couple weeks. His growth almost came to a standstill. I am going to gradually raise it back to 80* so he can pack on some more size. He was the life of our x-mas party. Everybody had so many questions about him and now they all want fish tanks.

 

[Tramonte172]

Nice RTC. It's nice to see one that is healthy.

 

[armyguy24523]

when he was about 4 inches what did you feed him? and what kind of raw beef do you feed him? thanks

 

[geph]

Dang that's a fast grower. How often you feed your rtc?

 

[haywood]

At 3-4" he was eating hikari carnivore pellets. Raw beef I just take some round top and cut it into small pieces and give it to him by hand so it doesn't sit in the tank for any extended period of time.

I currently feed him once every 2-4 days. I fed him every day until he hit around 1'.

 

[mqktandy]

Nice rtc man. I purchased mine in june also. Did u participate in the rtc grow off?

 

[FLESHY]

Raw beef?

I think most people advise against doing that, interesting because beefheart is such a staple food for some people.

Nice looking fish either way, you are doing something right.

 

[dashizwiz]

holy **** what a boss