1 year old Ropefish, hasnt grown!

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One of my Sens(7'' when I got him) that I have had since Feb is stuck at 9'' while the newest one, I've only had about a month, has already caught up!! Went from 7'' to 9''. But I feed a VERY varied diet. Live, frozen, fresh and pellets.
 
channarox;1935889; said:
they are slow growers.
but not that slow.
the cichlids probably killed him and he bought another.

not worried about that :grinno: its not like i would care if it died + there has not been ropefish that small available here since a year ago.

dmed;1934964; said:
Andri - can't explain the ropefish - but I happened to click on your link and you are apparently one AWESOME photographer!!!

Thank you very much :)
 
As others have already said, vary the diet. I know when I had mine...he loved beefheart, bloodworms, shrimp, pretty much everything I put in the tank.

I had him for about 2 yrs and he didn't grow to much though (about 2" or so) ...so I do believe they are slow in growth rate.
 
flake food probably isn't enough to suit ropes, but small shrimp pellets or cut up earthworms will really get them growing unless he did do "The ol' Switcheroo"
 
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