Frustratingly slow growers.

[jaws7777]

My endli has gone from 2.5 to 12” in less than a year. But, he doesn’t seem to be growing much right now. I partially attribute this to me not power feeding and partially to him being outcompeted for food. I generally only feed about every 3-4 days. I feed a mix of night crawlers (which my eels eat), some different frozen foods (which my eels and bass eat), and Massivore (which my bass, catfish, and endli eat). It used to work out really well because my catfish wouldn’t feed with the lights on so I could put the pellets in and leave the lights on while the endli made some rounds and ate up some pellets. Then, the catfish randomly started eating with the lights on and often clean the tank so quickly that the endli gets very little, if any, food. Fortunately, my bass have become pretty outgoing for food and have even snatched a few night crawlers from my eels. I may have to get a small piece of pvc and try to target feed some pellets right down to my endli to get him some more food.

Some recent pictures:

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I wouldnt power feed. My cb's all slowed down allot at 10 to 12 inches. Imo your guy is fine

 

[Fish Tank Travis]

I wouldnt power feed. My cb's all slowed down allot at 10 to 12 inches. Imo your guy is fine

Yeah, I think you’re right. I think that every 3-4 days should be fine. I am considering target feeding though. It’s just been quite a while since I’ve seen him really get a good fill. Seems like he’s lucky to get one or two pellets during feeding time.

 

[jaws7777]

Yeah, I think you’re right. I think that every 3-4 days should be fine. I am considering target feeding though. It’s just been quite a while since I’ve seen him really get a good fill. Seems like he’s lucky to get one or two pellets during feeding time.

I had to do this with some plecos yrs ago. Get some cheap tongs off amazon and drop it right in front of his face. Mash in some pellets too

 

[Caveden]

Can’t seem to find any info, what’s the growth rate of WC congicus after 20”? I know it’s extremely slow, but how slow is it?

And WC endlicheri/ lapardei, what is their growth rate after 14”? Thanks