how did my fish get so big......

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jagsandpits

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I bought a green terror about 10 months ago. he was 2 inches maybe, after I bought him I slacked so bad with water changes I was just so busy and even neglected to feed my fish some days. it even got to the point where one of my fish got a little hith. once I saw this I knew I had to find time to get back to how I used to be and actually do something. I finally started taking care of my tank extra good like it should be done. you know water changes, cleaning filters,algae, feeding twice a day etc. I did notice something interesting , my green terror is legitimately 8 inches right now and I have NO idea how that happened. hes a beast and hes super healthy. he even bangs the glass and is extremely territorial. no signs of disease or sickness. its been a couple months taking care of him but im wondering how he got so big despite the fact that his w/c were so minimal. could it be that he was only sharing a tank with very few fish or genetics maybe? what do u guys think??

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Maybe your nitrates never really got super bad? As far as feeding goes maybe if you did feed properly he would have grown even faster?
 
It is your reward for doing the right thing with your tank. You say he is a badass so I guess he is saying you got my back I got yours.
 
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