I bought a clutch of Jag fry in june, these guys were no bigger than an inch. They were food for my other fish - this guy refused to get eaten and is surely an Alpha male the growth in the 5 months has been absolutely insane! He's an 8" very robust fish in record time (at least for me). He grew so fast in the Charciform 180 he had to be moved because he desimated the food supply. Went from 1-3" in a month. The only other tank I own that's not filled with large tooth monsters was the the african Hap tank. Figured he be okay til' I found him a good home BUT he's just way too amazing to let go of. Guess I gotta get him his own tank. Now i'm no stranger to large fast growing fish I own quite a few but never in all the New World Cichlids I've owned or breed have I seen one go from Fry to 8" in 5mo. not even Oscars. 1st pic end of June, 2nd today - the africans are for the most part are 5 years old and range from 5 to 12" - CRAZY
