flatfish Posted August 23, 2008 Report Share Posted August 23, 2008 What a difference a year makes. I've been away off and on for almost a year and a few friends have been fish-sitting. I picked some of my plecs today and was a little shocked by my goldline royal. In just over a year its grown from 11.5 cm to 18.5 cm. Hopefully it'll be well over 20 cm in another year. before after Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MarkLB Posted August 23, 2008 Report Share Posted August 23, 2008 What a totally gorgeous fish Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cheesejawa Posted August 23, 2008 Report Share Posted August 23, 2008 Wow what a fish and great photos, how did you manage to get him on your hand? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lucid Posted August 23, 2008 Report Share Posted August 23, 2008 Nice fish! Are you sure they are the same fish because the markings are different! Lucid Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dixon1990 Posted August 23, 2008 Report Share Posted August 23, 2008 How big do those ones get? They look soo Cool~! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Charlie Posted August 23, 2008 Report Share Posted August 23, 2008 wow i have two at 5cm and cant waite until they are 30cm ay. VERY unusual growth, normally 1-2'' per year... It will really slow down now. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
flatfish Posted August 23, 2008 Author Report Share Posted August 23, 2008 Nice fish! Are you sure they are the same fish because the markings are different! Lucid Thanks. :lol: I only have one royal. The first pic is of the juvenile patterning. As they grow the lines divide so they become more striped. The other pics are of the same fish getting the adult colour pattern. The fish is really quite docile compared to my other plecs but its certainly the boss of the tank. I can hold him on my hand easily and even with the other plecs they very rarely move. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
flatfish Posted August 23, 2008 Author Report Share Posted August 23, 2008 wow i have two at 5cm and cant waite until they are 30cm ay. VERY unusual growth, normally 1-2'' per year... It will really slow down now. Yeah I'd been told they were slow growing. This one has a very healthy appetite and is in great nick so you never know. I certainly wasn't expecting that sort of growth. Dixon - they can apparently grow over 30 cm, perhaps even to 40 cm. When they get big they are the shape of a football with a small tail so the best is yet to come Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
A-town... Posted August 23, 2008 Report Share Posted August 23, 2008 thts soooooooo cool! :bounce: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
firenzenz Posted August 23, 2008 Report Share Posted August 23, 2008 very nice squawker - yeah best to catch them at that size by hand, those odontodes are a mess of trouble in nets. Are you thinking female? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
flatfish Posted August 23, 2008 Author Report Share Posted August 23, 2008 Not sure of sex. There are small odontodes in the tail starting to form. Only just picked it up so haven't spent any time looking. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Simian Posted August 24, 2008 Report Share Posted August 24, 2008 I want one toooo! great fish...am saving my pennies for some fancies, one of these is on my list. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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