thanks for ur compliments guys, he's now about 2 feet and still growing.he had pellets as a staple diet just until last week i shifted him to fish and shrimp diet.frozen and live. for now he's kept in a 75g but soon he'll be transfered to the pond. water change of 30-50% every other day.filtration is just an ordinary overhead type.i'll try to take pics of its scales,i just have to practice more with my camera.i can't seem to get the color details every time i click the cam