Do senegalus runts exist?

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My Albino Sen hasn't grown in 2 years. I was expecting it to grow to 8" but seemed to stop at 6"

I also have 2 Polli that are under 9" that I've had for over 2 years now. I've seen members who got them in the double digits in that amount of time, but mine has either stopped growing or they have REALLY slowed down.

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I just took in 4 sens bought at local stores from some guy. They were 4" and kept alone with some ropefish in a decent sized tank and i asked the guy and he said hes had them for 2 years and never grew. :screwy:


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WTH is going on with these fish? There probably gona be relabeling these things as "tea cup" soon...

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looks like a monster! lol How big is it?

Like 3/3.5" lol, and its minimum 5 months old. The shop i got him from had received him and his siblings in october, and i bought it in late december. So ya hes a runt, but at least hes healthy and cute lol

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Bad genetics due to being captive bred/inbred.

This is where short bodied fish stem from, but it's seen allot in the Bichir world. Especially with the more common ones, like Senegals.

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i got a sen 2 years ago at an LFS at 5" went back in september 2012 got another sen (rescued/ it was really weak) at about .75. the sen i got 2 years ago hasn't grown at all. The sen i got in september has grown 6 inches and is about 1.5" from the bottom of his stomach to the top of his back.
 
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