I'd be interested in seeing some more photos as well. All the Hoplias sp. that I've owned grew pretty fast. Just wondering if the color had changed any at all. Thanks.
Confirmed? Nope. BUT, I trust it is. This guy deals with them every year. Has plenty of pics of adults on the grill. I'm just not aware of anyone that has grown out one of these lil buggers yet. The big ones cost so much to ship it drives the price up to the point you can get several lil guys for the price of a medium size one.
Sure acts just like my other Lac. Most personable fish I own hands down.....
No trouble at all - took them the second day here. Probably a good thing cause I think rosies would be way too big for this lil guy. He's about the size of a AAA battery.
I had a few malas come in last year this time that were tiny as well. 1.25"+/- and about as big as a pencil in diameter. It's about time for more to become available. They retail for like $15-20.00. I really enjoyed them. I was genuinely surprised to see how big of a fish they were capable of swallowing down head first. Keep us posted. I'm enjoying it. Thanks.