I've raised my Fahaka since he was only about 1.5 inch. He is extremely personable, he begs for food, he is fairly active and he "dances" around the front of the tank for attention. He explores all sectors of his tank and greets me. When I approach his tank he swims out and dances around excitedly begging for food. Just know they grow about an inch per month and grow up to 18in which means they will need at least 125 gallon tank eventually. Also because of their aggressive nature they will have to solitary in the tank. They are more sensitive to things like environment changes, parasites, and infections. Every young fahaka needs to be treated for parasites, because they are wild caught. I personally love the challenge. The amount of care required is relaxing to me. I love seeing my little guy happy. I have never had a Fahaka bite me, that being said I keep my hands out of the tank except for cleaning, but he has never bothered me. I have never used my hands to feed him and have only used tongs. They are very smart, they recognize who and what feeds them and I didn't want him recognizing my hands a place food comes from.
