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poconoboss
09-08-2010, 10:58 PM
I bought this lil guy about a year and a half ago, didn't really care for him at the time but he was very cheap ($25.)

He wasn't growing very fast and I thought perhaps I had a stunted fish on my hands until I read somewhere that snakeskins are known to be slow growers.

I noticed a fair amount of growth in the last few months. It took a while but he finally grew to a decent size and pattern/color.

His base color turned out to be quite interesting, it stated out as brown but now has areas that are light brown with red mixed in and near the face and lower body he has a greenish color.

Before:

http://poconoboss.smugmug.com/Hobbies/Fish-Tank-Setup/IMG1421/475242748_kgBTZ-L.jpg

After:

http://poconoboss.smugmug.com/Hobbies/Fish-Tank-Setup/Sept10/1000364034_TZYgh-L.jpg

Tito
09-08-2010, 11:03 PM
That's incredible. Everyone would have told you for sure you have a stunt. And know look at him - he's a stud.

Ibenu
09-08-2010, 11:06 PM
where did this handsome fella come from to begin with>? I love the before and after gives me hope for some of my smalls!

Yogesh
09-08-2010, 11:26 PM
It looks very closer to stunt in 'Before' pic.
But 'After' pic is stunning, very good improvement.:thumbsup:

poconoboss
09-09-2010, 12:34 AM
where did this handsome fella come from to begin with>? I love the before and after gives me hope for some of my smalls!

Not sure that I remember, a LFS I believe.

Thanks for the kind comments.

vera
09-09-2010, 12:47 AM
Very nice, how big is he now ?

tdiscusman
09-09-2010, 09:50 AM
Very Nice! What a difference, proper care can do.

Q

poconoboss
09-10-2010, 12:03 AM
Very nice, how big is he now ?

Probably between 4.5-5 inches now.

cooksa
09-10-2010, 01:16 PM
Wow! He's absolutely gorgeous!

Tito
09-10-2010, 01:23 PM
Did you buy that Red Turq?

It has a saddle you know.

kaceyo
09-10-2010, 05:03 PM
Great job turning that ugly duckling into a...well, Beautiful Discus!