i fed my three, wc minnows, wc sunfish, tillapia, salmon, market shrimp, chicken and turkey gibblets and a few things they weren't supost to eat like suction cups, bala shark, gouramis, angels...ect...they went from 3-3.5" on aug. 11, 2009 to 20-22"+ in mid january or feb. i don't remember when i sold them...they are in my avatar the aro in the pic was 24"+