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I just realized that I've had my baby rhom for nearly 6 months and he only grew around 3". Is that normal? I thought young rhoms grow fairly quick when small?
neoprodigy
04-08-2005, 3:36 PM
I just realized that I've had my baby rhom for nearly 6 months and he only grew around 3". Is that normal? I thought young rhoms grow fairly quick when small?
what you been feeding?
shrimp, live blackworms are the main diet. i occasionally feed live fish, and frozen fish (some kind of saltwater fish).
Wesley
04-08-2005, 9:20 PM
Rhoms are notorious for being slow growers.. thats why its better to get a good size piece if you have no patience in growing out fish.. its gonna take a whiile to grow that bad boy to 10 "
smoke187
05-08-2005, 8:36 AM
Yep as Wesley said they are slow growers, getting a larger one is always easyer but the bigger they are the bigger the price tag on them..
piranha45
05-08-2005, 10:57 AM
a 10" rhom could be 4-5 years old, right?
iheartfishies
05-08-2005, 5:15 PM
Ya, My b/f and I had one for about a year I guess.
It grew like...maybe an inch.
Rat bastard.
t_ignas
10-14-2005, 11:40 PM
what have you been feeding it and how often? why not just keep live food in the tank and replace when needed
FormulatedFire
10-15-2005, 7:49 AM
ignore the last post of feeding live food it can stunt the growth of your fish and can also increase the chance of them getting diseases and parasites.....the best food is what you are doing now....shrimp,beefheart,krill,white fish fillets....and also if you dont have a powerhead in your tank to create a current you could try that since most piranhas live in fast parts of streams they like them and if he uses it and is more active he will eat more and in turn grow fast...... :thumbsup:
TeethKeeper
10-15-2005, 8:48 AM
A power head and weekly water changes is the best.Whats the water temp? I keep mine at 80 plus all fish are not the same.
Vince
10-15-2005, 10:21 AM
Put him in a bigger tank with lots of current, and powerfeed. make sure you keep an eye on the water quality so theat they don't get fungus. With all of the above mentioned, they will still not grow "as fast as you wanted". Just enjoy it and teach it to eat from your hands, minus the fingers of course. :crazy: