American tiger? datnoid growth rate

henward

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Jan 25, 2008
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Hi there
i just bought an siamese tiger, but its got a silverish body more so than a old
i was told its an american tiger variety

just wondering, the growth rate, its currently 2.5 inches
what do i need to do to really get thisx mother huge!

or at least 4 to 6 inches in 6 to 8 months.

currently its bein fed shrimps, it eats alot, for its siz anyways, i dont see its stomach swelling but definatley i know it eats cosi see it pick off the bits of shrimp i drop and swallow it.

but i wnt to know growth rate
 

D.Pulcher

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Personally I have gathered that they are really slow growers. I am currently trying a diet of market shrimp and beef hearts
 

DiXoN

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like all kinds of datnoids they grow quite slow, plus a lot will depend on water quality,food and probably other factors that get thrown in the mix that is fish keeping.
 

arkmann

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They grow painfully slow... You are lucky if you can get .5" in a month.
 

FishPower

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Get it on sinking carnivore pellets and do a lot of water changes. This will make your dat grow to 5" in 6-8 months
 

Razman

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if its silver than yes its an AT, dats tend to grow very slow but you could try powerfeeding.
 

josefandtin

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even though tigers possess a huge appetite, they are surprisingly slow growers. just maintain clean water by doing once or twice a week partial 30% water changes and you'll see the big difference. also, it helps if you feed it frequently at small amounts per feeding.
 

1Gr8fizh

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I bought mine at 4" and grew about 3" in a lil over a year. so i would say dats slow, but 4 dat type of fizh i say dats average.
 

BushFishRox

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My silver is about 6" now I got him at 3" almost a year ago now so ya they are pretty slow grows probly like 1/8-1/4" a month I cant even tell my smallest IT's are growing lol...
 
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