BGK Growth Rate?

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Sidrock

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Nov 20, 2009
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Hi MFK,

I have recently got a BGK which is about 4.5" (for 150 INR or 3.25 USD).

It is currently housed in a 2 footer with three Pearl Gourami. (Over time I plan to move it to my 4 footer).

I am currently feeding the "tank" at least twice a day with some fresh krill and Arowana sticks. I think the BGK eats quite a bit of it.

(I plan to get Hikari Cichlid Bio-Gold+ for my Malawi tank and the sinking variety for my Jaguar and this BGK later this week. (maybe tomorrow).

WCs are weekly and about 70%. (Filtration is huge Sponge Filter and a Boyu internal filter both running 24x7 except feeding time.

Given this tank set-up and feeding regime, what is the estimated growth rate for the BGK?

Thanks,
Sid

BTW: This is one of his pics:

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They grow relatively slow after 6" At this size, you can look forward to about an inch a month, but once 6" hit, you're looking at .5" a month.
 
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