growth rate.. i know its been asked alot

[Dovii dude]

Well with an 11 inch Red Devil the oscar is probably stressed out.

 

[RdLover]

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 .........

you got a point i should try that

 

[soggysandwich]

mine went from 2-10" in less than a year

 

[skiptomyzoo]

Mine jumped from maybe 3-3.5 to around 9 or 10 in a little over 3 months, although that result isn't typical. Water changes, good diet, and proper temp to keep up their metabolism should do it. If you are really concerned about growth, I would give him his own tank or have smaller and less agressive tankmates, so he doesn't have to compete as much for food. Haven't tried beefheart yet on oscars, although supposedly it helps a lot for thier size, worked for my senegals, so you might want to give that a try.

 

[RdLover]

Mine jumped from maybe 3-3.5 to around 9 or 10 in a little over 3 months, although that result isn't typical. Water changes, good diet, and proper temp to keep up their metabolism should do it. If you are really concerned about growth, I would give him his own tank or have smaller and less agressive tankmates, so he doesn't have to compete as much for food. Haven't tried beefheart yet on oscars, although supposedly it helps a lot for thier size, worked for my senegals, so you might want to give that a try.

funny thing.. is i tried it.. they refused to eat beef hearts.. kinda weird..