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I've had my pangs for almost a year and it seems they havent grown very much at all.
I purchased them at about 3" and now they're at about 4"
They've got plenty of room as they're in my 125... water is changed 50% once a week.
Diet consists of frozen bloodworms, brine shrimp, sinking pellets and occasionally beef heart.
are they naturally slow growing fish???
santoury
08-12-2007, 6:27 PM
I've never seen much growth on these guys myself.
mcox3
08-12-2007, 10:01 PM
do you have any yourself?
mcox3
08-13-2007, 10:22 AM
anyone else?
santoury
08-13-2007, 11:21 AM
I have always had some here and there in the 20 years of fishkeeping, but not for some years now - They just don't "fit in" as most of my tanks have a lungfish in it!
mcox3
08-13-2007, 11:28 AM
right on.
They're supposed to be part of my monster set up, but they're just not growing fast enough...
I've got an aro that is only a little over a month old and i'm afraid he'll decide to make a snack out of the pangs...
guess they'll have to chill in a grow-out tank for a while...
thanks sant.
elykyelsna
08-13-2007, 11:24 PM
it took my albino a year and a half to go from 2" to 7"
I've found they grow fairly quickly. My 2 have gone from 1.5" to ~17" in a year and a half. They have become very aggressive eaters.
KNH
mcox3
08-14-2007, 12:04 AM
I've found they grow fairly quickly. My 2 have gone from 1.5" to ~17" in a year and a half. They have become very aggressive eaters.
KNH
What size tank?
params?
diet??
Tank mates?
sorry, but i'm very curious as to how I can get mine to grow...
thanks.
What size tank?
params?
diet??
Tank mates?
sorry, but i'm very curious as to how I can get mine to grow...
thanks.
They are in my 750g with many other tankmates (20 some). I change between 5-10% of the water daily. They were fed twice daily when smaller but now once daily. Their diet is mainly a variety of pellets and occasionally they will eat peas.
KNH
mcox3
08-14-2007, 12:22 AM
Were they always in the 750?
I've been feeding them Aquarian Bottom Feeder Shrimp pellets and they dont seem to be very fond of them.
What kind do yours favor most?
they can be easily trained to accept floating pellets.sticks and krill on the top and they will accept silversides at the bottom
mcox3
08-14-2007, 11:35 AM
I think I might need to start adding garlic becuase they've lost a lot of they're appetitie.
They used to rip chunks out of the bloodworms and brine shrimp and now they dont show any interest.
Fishes33
08-14-2007, 11:59 AM
I've had my pangs for almost a year and it seems they havent grown very much at all.
I purchased them at about 3" and now they're at about 4"
They've got plenty of room as they're in my 125... water is changed 50% once a week.
Diet consists of frozen bloodworms, brine shrimp, sinking pellets and occasionally beef heart.
Are they naturally slow growing fish???
are you talking about the Catfish that looks like a shark? ID shark/Paroon Shark? those kind? If so, mine grows very fast :D
Brought it at 3" and 2 months later, its 6" going 7", its in 50G tank, it feeds on squid and octopus and the temp is around 84F.. :D
You should try on " Bottom dweller/Catfish " section, they (mfkers) have mention this a lot (some mfkers got like 24" +) :D
mcox3
08-14-2007, 12:10 PM
this is the guy i'm talking about...
http://www.uaepets.com/catalog/images/Pangasius%20Catfish.jpg
irridescent sharks, usually they smell that bloodworm and attack like crazy
how's the water param?
Fishes33
08-14-2007, 12:32 PM
this is the guy i'm talking about...
http://www.uaepets.com/catalog/images/Pangasius%20Catfish.jpg
those can grow fast too ;) they are irridescent shark aka ID shark :D
mcox3
08-14-2007, 12:50 PM
irridescent sharks, usually they smell that bloodworm and attack like crazy
how's the water param?
No Amm
No Rites
Rates at between 10ppm and 20ppm
water is hard.. dont have liquid test kit for this...
and PH is high last time I checked... dont have liq. test for this either...
Were they always in the 750?
I've been feeding them Aquarian Bottom Feeder Shrimp pellets and they dont seem to be very fond of them.
What kind do yours favor most?
Yes, they have grown up in the 750g. Right now they are fed 3 different types of sinking pellets from Ken's fish and an off brand of shrimp pellets from walmart. They are not picky though and will eat anything they find. What tankmates are yours with?
KNH
I've got:
1 5" Featherfin
1 3" Featherfin
1 6" Aro
1 4" Clown Knife
and lastly the 2 pangs.
I used to keep 3 Columbian sharks in there aswell, but they're in a 210 bw now.
I've got:
1 5" Featherfin
1 3" Featherfin
1 6" Aro
1 4" Clown Knife
and lastly the 2 pangs.
I used to keep 3 Columbian sharks in there aswell, but they're in a 210 bw now.
That combo seems fine. I thought perhaps you had something overly aggressive in with them that was causing them stress but I doubt thats the case. Do the other fish eat fine? If so, just keep trying pellets and they should give in.
KNH
mcox3
08-15-2007, 10:23 AM
the larger featherfin will eat everything I put in there...
the pangs will eat 1 or 2 bloodworms if they float right into their mouths... they dont rip chunks out of the food like they used to.
The aro eats like a champ as does the CK.
I appreciate all the responses. Thanks KNH.
the larger featherfin will eat everything I put in there...
the pangs will eat 1 or 2 bloodworms if they float right into their mouths... they dont rip chunks out of the food like they used to.
The aro eats like a champ as does the CK.
I appreciate all the responses. Thanks KNH.
No problem, hope it works out for you.
KNH
Tongue33
08-16-2007, 12:22 AM
Mine are 15-18"
They eat anything that is in the tank floating sinking. Pellets, Shrimp, Brine shrimp, Worms,Flake.. Whatever :)