Fishes that grew up in your tank.

[OrionN]

The name of the thread said it all. Please show pictures of fish that grew up in your tank. I am such a nut regarding getting young small fish and grow them out. Very rewarding IMO.
The following are fish that I have pictures of when I first got them into my tank. There are quite a few that I do not. Please post pictures. If you don't have the old pictures
then that is OK
I guess we don't have to see them when they were young but if would be interesting if you can show their development over the years.

 

[Brymac1]

The name of the thread said it all. Please show pictures of fish that grew up in your tank. I am such a nut regarding getting young small fish and grow them out. Very rewarding IMO.
The following are fish that I have pictures of when I first got them into my tank. There are quite a few that I do not. Please post pictures. If you don't have the old pictures
then that is OK
I guess we don't have to see them when they were young but if would be interesting if you can show their development over the years.

The powder blue progression is incredible!

 

[Brymac1]

Had him for about two years now. Only grown a little but no longer has HLLE.

 

[dstockwell]

Awesome

 

[Dbichler]

Flameback and clowns are my oldest at 8 and the rest are 4

 

[OrionN]

 

[OrionN]

 

[mfollen]

Love this thread idea. Amazing progressions!!

Looking forward to more long term success stories

 

[moz71]

I wish I took more pics when young. I like you like to purchase very small and young and let them grow. My hippo was size of a silver dollar now 8ish inches. And my clarki was a tiny captive bred now huge

 

[GHOSTLY]

I'll try to find a photo but I had a beautiful pair of clowns that grew from 0.5cm to to 4in long! This was when they were still babys but if I find a picture of them before I shut my tank down ill edit this

 

[OrionN]

@outerbank
Scott
Post pictures of your clowns. I do think that your clown pair is THE OLDEST LIVING CAPTIVE BREED CLOWNS IN THE WORLD.

 

[outerbank]

@outerbank
Scott
Post pictures of your clowns. I do think that your clown pair is THE OLDEST LIVING CAPTIVE BREED CLOWNS IN THE WORLD.

Hi Minh. This is them today. I'll have to post a thread about them. I bought them in 1993.

 

[outerbank]

They are a little spoiled in their 3 unit Magnifica condo complex.

 

[i cant think]

The earliest photos I can find of my Halichoeres. Both were bought as 1 inch Juveniles two years ago, now both are 4 inch (The iridis is pushing 4.5 surprisingly). Once I find photos of my fish when they were smaller I’ll get a few more up in here!

And now… the iridis is a mature male and the Chloropterus is a transitioning male. The iridis is the king of my wrasse gang and the chloropterus seems to ignore trying to become the king.

 

[tautog83]

Love the china pearl wrasse , i cant wait to try one though so gorgeous .also the radiants . Great job guys

 

[Wen]

Great thread idea!
Baby pic of General Tso size of quarter and recent

at 2yrs old.

 

[Wen]

quarter sized

filet-o-fish sized

 

[piranhaman00]

1.5 years

 

[Wen]

Adopted from a school tank break down.

Now fat and happy.

 

[i cant think]

Please ignore the bad photos (Both of these fish I had to get photos out of a 2, nearly 3 year old video).
My two oldest fish in the tank, a Copperband Butterfly brought on 27th 2020 and a Magnficient Foxface brought on 11th January 2020.
Almost 3 years ago;

Today;

Almost 3 years ago;

Today;