My fiddle leaf grows quickly. There are often new leaves and it has more than doubled in size so I'm definitely not killing it. But I've had this issue since I got the plant.
About 2/3 of new leaves are red and spotty. They continue growing and the spots eventually fade. Too much water? Not enough? Time to repot?
Pace has a ghost pepper salsa that scratches the itch for me. It's as spicy as any commercial jarred salsa I've found.