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somethingsmellsfishy Juvenile Bristlenose


Number of posts : 53 Age : 25 Location : Adelaide Job/hobbies : Painter, fish, driving Thank You Points : 0 Registration date : 2011-04-12
 | Subject: Stunted Growth? Mon Jul 11, 2011 9:53 am | |
| Hey guys,
I had my 1st spawn of commons about 2.5 months ago and they dont seem to be getting much bigger than about 2cm. (There are a few bigger ones but not very many).
They keep spawning but don't seem to be getting bigger!
They are in a standard 3 foot tank with there parents as I cannot afford the running costs/have the space for a grow out tank.
I understand they grow slower than usual when you leave them with there parents but this seems really really slow.
Am I being too inpatient or is there something wrong?
Thanks in advance. |
|  | | somethingsmellsfishy Juvenile Bristlenose


Number of posts : 53 Age : 25 Location : Adelaide Job/hobbies : Painter, fish, driving Thank You Points : 0 Registration date : 2011-04-12
 | Subject: Re: Stunted Growth? Mon Jul 11, 2011 9:55 am | |
| Oh btw i feed them zuccinni and alge pellets.
Sorry for the double post. |
|  | | kfenk Moderator


Number of posts : 1432 Age : 33 Location : Adelaide, South Australia Thank You Points : 79 Registration date : 2009-11-09
 | Subject: Re: Stunted Growth? Mon Jul 11, 2011 10:26 am | |
| Some grow faster than the others. Keep up with the water changes and fresh veg and they should be ready in no time  |
|  | | somethingsmellsfishy Juvenile Bristlenose


Number of posts : 53 Age : 25 Location : Adelaide Job/hobbies : Painter, fish, driving Thank You Points : 0 Registration date : 2011-04-12
 | Subject: Re: Stunted Growth? Mon Jul 11, 2011 11:23 am | |
| ok thanks  |
|  | | Doug Moderator


Number of posts : 3128 Age : 32 Location : Adelaide, South Australia Job/hobbies : Aquatic ecologist/genetisist Humor : yes please :) Thank You Points : 198 Registration date : 2010-05-08
 | Subject: Re: Stunted Growth? Tue Jul 12, 2011 1:22 am | |
| water changes are the key here. there is lots of evidence to suggest that fish will grow slower with lots of tank mates. discus, for example, are known to release a chemical into the water that when it hits a particular level they will slow their growing. this is one of the reasons people with young discus do lots of water changes (one of the reasons). i would suggest that you should be doing daily wayer changes of about 10 percent. that is what i do with fry in a breeding tank, in fact any tank with fry in it get 10% daily WC unless i'm particulary busy and then it will be a day off followed by 15% then back to 10% daily.
I would suggest that would speed up their growth. I would also look at how much you feed them. Not saying you are under feeding them but I always aim for some of the cucumber to be left when i remove it, that way i know no one is wanting for food.
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|  | | somethingsmellsfishy Juvenile Bristlenose


Number of posts : 53 Age : 25 Location : Adelaide Job/hobbies : Painter, fish, driving Thank You Points : 0 Registration date : 2011-04-12
 | Subject: Re: Stunted Growth? Tue Jul 12, 2011 11:14 am | |
| wow doug very informative thank you very much. I shall increase the frequency of my water changes as i am only doing 1 or 2 a week (25%).  Hopefully this will work |
|  | | Doug Moderator


Number of posts : 3128 Age : 32 Location : Adelaide, South Australia Job/hobbies : Aquatic ecologist/genetisist Humor : yes please :) Thank You Points : 198 Registration date : 2010-05-08
 | Subject: Re: Stunted Growth? Wed Jul 13, 2011 12:23 am | |
| your not doing anything wrong. what you are doing it perfectly fine to keep the fish happy and healthy  what i'm suggesting will hopefully speed up their growth  I thing the fastest growing fry come from setups with large sumps, purely because of the much larger volume of water in the single system |
|  | | somethingsmellsfishy Juvenile Bristlenose


Number of posts : 53 Age : 25 Location : Adelaide Job/hobbies : Painter, fish, driving Thank You Points : 0 Registration date : 2011-04-12
 | Subject: Re: Stunted Growth? Wed Jul 13, 2011 12:02 pm | |
| ok thanks doug. Yeah my budget cant afford a tank with a sump atm haha. I shall just keep up with my water changes and keep an eye on them  . Thank you again |
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