Rate of growth? ?

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TimnKasey

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Ive had my endli bichjr for about a month now. Bought from lfs at just a little over a foot long, no info on how old he is.
What is normal growth rate? Or can I expect it to be mostly unnoticeable now thats shes so big?
Also, is there anything I could try to feed her to make her grow faster? I still cant seem to get her to eat anything but feeders, or my angels :(

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Growth rate has a number of different factors, what's being fed (or in your case Whats only being accepted), water condition, and genetics. Usually everything slows down around the 10" or so mark so there shouldn't be any noticeable growth such as a couple inches a month. It's possible but I haven't seen it. As far as age she's probably 2-3 years old. No positive way to tell (with them alive anyway). I'd you want to try and wean her off of feeders try catfish or tilapia fillets. Keep offering it to her every 2-3 days and if she absolutely will not eat it just fast her for a week or so then repeat them tilapia feedings. Make sure there's no other tank mates she could eat other wide she might just end up eating them instead of the tilapia/catfish. You should also try and feed massivore if she"ll take it.
 
Thanks for replies!

I tried to starve her for a week and she killed one of my angels, and almost killed the other (they're too big for her to actually eat, she just tears them up). In that time I also offered her tilapia filet and bloodworms, but she didnt even notice them.
The lfs said they had a hard time getting her to eat too, but figured it was because of the big change (they received her from a hobbyist who couldnt house her anymore). I went ahead and fed her more feeders because it had been so long since she ate and she was acting very "down" and slow.
Trying frozen siversides and some fresh fiah next.
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My lap went on a hunger strike for almost 2 weeks when I first got him and he was only around 4.5 inches. they can last a while without eating man. just keep trying. The first thing he took for me was a frozen feeder guppy I had in my "emergency" stash for fish that refuse anything but live. He now takes tilapia, shrimp, carnivore pellets. Anything that falls in front of him. Keep trying she'll eat what shes given when shes hungry enough.
 
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