Yep, the group pulled at 3 weeks are doing great, I’ve no idea why the others haven’t considering once they were pulled they were placed in identical set ups, the only difference I can see is the age at which they were pulled so maybe they are more independent because they were separated sooner.
Yes, there were some that were showing an extreme delay in growth so these were culled. The biggest fish in the second group is almost as big as the smallest in the first group although there a lot more variance in size and there’s definitely a bully. They aren’t as well shaped and one should definitely be culled as it has a short gill plate, however I intend to keep growing these out and see what happens, as you say they may put on a growth spurt at some point.
Yep, can’t wait to see these guys colour up, I’m hoping I get at least a couple like the male but it will be interesting to how they compare to both parents.