Why is my senegal bichir only grew 1 inch in 3 months? Am I doing something wrong?

Death03

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He is my first senegal bichir I bought him I think 3 months ago and he is 5" and now he's only 6" am i doing something wrong? :screwy: He's in a 50 gal with my 6" bgk, 3" blood parrot and 3" gold sev (a 125 is waiting for them though I can't put them there yet cuz my JD will bully them :cry: waiting for them to grow :drool: ), also I change 50% of the water every week 25% per 3-4 days. His diet is O.S.I Shrimp pellets, Hikari sinking carnivore, sometimes getting a bite of cichlid gold for my cichlids, also market shrimp for his treat. Ammonia - 0 Nitrite - 0 Nitrate - 14. I always make sure that the ammonia and nitrite levels is always 0. Is this normal? Can anyone help me if I'm doing something wrong.
 

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I think you're doing everything right. Sen's will grow slow around this mark. It would not be a surprise if u have him for another 2 years and got a few inches. They grow fast and then slow down. Most fish will plateau in size to get the monster sizes we want to see.


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Death03

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I see ;) Thanks for your reply. I'm afraid that I'm doing anything wrong but that keeps my heart at ease :D Thank you
 

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Must be the individual fish cause I have had 2 for almost 3yrs now. Got both at 4". Now one is just over 5" an the other is 9". Both every the same as yours. Carnivore an shrimp pellets plus blood worms. Both eat a ton. Not sure why they are differnt
 
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