How do you prefer your fish?

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I prefer larger fish but they are just too expensive and uncommon... So all my fish but one are currently juvies...
 
Babies and watching them grow.

Speaking of which, anyone here have 'baby' pics and adult pics to show the changes in their fish? I find that most interesting.
 
I want them small... 2-4", then see them grow to huge and live with me for good. Years ago, I had to move and gave away my grown fish. It was best for them, but I hated it. Not doing that again.
 
I like to grow em and show em. They're cheaper smaller and I can take more pride in them if they turn out to be stunner's. But even if they don't I still love em cuz they've been with me so long. Oh and I hate fish as a meal.

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Typically small, but there is a different kind of excitement when buying a larger fish to add to an established community. Some times it's cool to see what the potential is....

Watching the whole progress is best but I don't mind buying a larger fish.


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i like buying big but im currently growing out a albino channel cat and a carapo knife (tiger knife)
 
BeastFish1 said:
I don't like to grow out fish I think it takes to long. I prefer to pay allittle more for an adult fish then cheaper for a small fish and grow him out.


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Honestly the amount of money you spend raising the fish from a small size will more than equal the cost of buying an adult fish. Benefits of both for me is this:

Big fish = less time invested in waiting for it to grow to full size, less money invested as well over time, plus you know what the fish looks like already as an adult and are satisfied therefore you bought it. Some adults are also far more hardy than fry or juvis.

From fry-juvi size: you control their growing conditions and diet and also have the added benefit of a perceived stronger bond with the fish due to growing it from a small size. Much cheaper initial cost in both price of the fish and shipping, can be transported much easier and safer. If you are selecting directly out of a batch of fry, you can ensure that you pick the best potential specimen by choosing the biggest and most dominant fish.
 
Definitely small. 1-2 inches. Very satisfying to see a large fish and know you've grown it from that size.

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