My Royal PITA

[Experiment397]

Title says it all. Figured I'd start a thread to keep track off all the rare occasions when my rck decides to grace me with his presence. He likes to make sure I don't forget about him though. He regularly attacks suction cups in the tank and has a particular hatred for my digital thermometer probes and the ph probe. Thinking they might need to be moved if he keeps ripping them off the glass. Well enough chatter here's some rare shots of him

 

[Experiment397]

Ridiculously quick video of him chomping down on a frozen thawed market shrimp while darting for cover. Most of the time he appears and disappears within 10 seconds

 

[thefredpit]

lol I have a pita banded knife he had to be moved to his own tank because of aggression

 

[Hao]

Nice RCK and datnoid. I was at the LFS the other day and saw an RCK for $20. Very tempted.

 

[Experiment397]

Nice RCK and datnoid. I was at the LFS the other day and saw an RCK for $20. Very tempted.

Do it!!!!!!!! They usually run around 5x that in the stores around me. I got mine at a killer deal since I was already spending 300+ at the store

 

[Hao]

Do it!!!!!!!! They usually run around 5x that in the stores around me. I got mine at a killer deal since I was already spending 300+ at the store

I feel like my tank is too small for them right now. That's one reason why I haven't bought an albino clown knife yet.

 

[Experiment397]

I feel like my tank is too small for them right now. That's one reason why I haven't bought an albino clown knife yet.

mine is in my 125 for now. ive heard royals grow much slower than normal clowns, im hoping he wont outgrow the 125 in the next 2 years while i finish up my degree. i have an 8' plywood tank planned out just need to finish school then ill start building it for my monsters

 

[Hao]

mine is in my 125 for now. ive heard royals grow much slower than normal clowns, im hoping he wont outgrow the 125 in the next 2 years while i finish up my degree. i have an 8' plywood tank planned out just need to finish school then ill start building it for my monsters

From my experience, they all grow fast!

 

[Experiment397]

Hao thats been my experience with albinos and normals but this guy seems to be growing slowly and i know someone with one around the same size as mine and he told me that over 12" the royals slow down a ton compared to normals, hopefully this is true

 

[Peackockbasslove]

wow he's beautiful how long have you had him