i know its been asked a lot but i dont understand i recent well not really recent but i've had my oscar for about.. 3 months maybe? but it doesnt seem to be growing.. well kinda.. but slowly maybe like .5cm at the MOST a month iam i doing something wrong? water changes once a week feeding twice a day?
growth rate.. i know its been asked alot
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What size tank? Tankmates? Filtration? What size was it when you got it and what size is it now?
Might as well give as much info as you can. Hopefully some of the more seasoned can help.
Might as well give as much info as you can. Hopefully some of the more seasoned can help.
When you see a fish everyday its hard to see growth. did you measure it? sometimes they have grown a lot and you cant tell.
i got my tiger O at 3" about 3-1/2 -4 mths ago ... he is now at or near 8" ........ i do on average 2- 30% water changes weekly and mix his diet
( hikari gold / night crawlers / shrimp / silver sides / krill / bloodworm's / .... he eats 2-3 times daily (small portions-never more than he will eat at any given time) and never anything consecutively..... but i try to make sure he gets the hikari gold daily ..... as far as filtration im currently at 550gph with a 55gal tank .... his current tank mates are 3"RD 3" Green Sunfish .. so hes pretty much the "big dog" of the tank and has never had to deal with aggression from larger fish .....i dont know if this will help with your situation ... just wanted to give an example of a growth rate and what ive had to do in order achieve it ........... good luck
( hikari gold / night crawlers / shrimp / silver sides / krill / bloodworm's / .... he eats 2-3 times daily (small portions-never more than he will eat at any given time) and never anything consecutively..... but i try to make sure he gets the hikari gold daily ..... as far as filtration im currently at 550gph with a 55gal tank .... his current tank mates are 3"RD 3" Green Sunfish .. so hes pretty much the "big dog" of the tank and has never had to deal with aggression from larger fish .....i dont know if this will help with your situation ... just wanted to give an example of a growth rate and what ive had to do in order achieve it ........... good luck
my guess ... filtration, water changes and tank mates ...... an 11" rd and gt is quite a load for a 55... id say those two fish alone would almost max out a 125Gal ...id try to keep the O in the 55 by himself after cycling the 125 ...... you should see some growth with good filtration and an extra water change once in awhile .........