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thebiggerthebetter said:
Thanks for your observations. We as a community know so little about keeping the fila and capa, especially into considerable sizes. That's why your and Vincent's input is so precious to me.

Yea, my capa eats well too (that was in 240 gal) but not growing nearly as quickly as yours. My fila is a finicky eater but has been growing more or less ok.

I agree on the rossiauxii too. I don't think there is one capa or dorado in captivity with a virgin snout.

As for the tigs, mine are still much smaller than yours - 6" to 14" and while I do note an occasional fast, they are not as long as you see. I feed pellets ~ twice a day and fish twice a week. My biggest ones take both. The smallest take only fish and ignore pellets, even though they are from the same "batch". The state of things with my tigs is not as clear cut as I put it but it gives the idea of what's going on.

Oh yea, the tigs are territorial when it comes to their kin or any other brachie. At least IME too and from what I've read of others. Not overly viciously but consistently and persistently. This is with respect to the smaller ones. I'm not sure it carries over into their adulthood because some say they didn't see it with their adult brachies.
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Your Welcome, Viktor... Yes, i have expererienced my capa jumping out after being chased by my Tig... My capa fell from heights of 5ft +, when i placed him back in the water, his fins were all red and he stood in the bottom of the tank silent... That was when he was around 12"/30cm, i was afraid that i was gonna lose him, but within hours, he started eating again and till this date, he looks fine without any issues regarding that incident...

I had a Dourada once but somehow it jumped 6" from its tank and was found dead on the floor... It too has a 'flat' snout due to constant banging against the glass, he was 7" at that time without a bent down nose... Such a shame to lose it...
 
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