no he doesnt. hes only 4 in, and hes not stunted. he has plenty of room to grow if he is stunted, and he would of probably grew when he was in my 55 gallon for a couple months. i think hes more convict that parrot, i refer to him as a convict cichlid usually. i added the dithers in there today. the pike only gets 6 in, he is good in a 30 gal. i think my tank isnt over stocked.