How come my bichirs never friggin grow!!!

[mike_sema]

x2 You might have bought stunt fish. Try fresh batch of wild caught fish.

True, but you can also get a stunted wild one as well it happens.
I had a wc congicus for 2 years that was stunted, never got past 14in

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[anarekist]

get a bigger tank and more polys and you wont care, that's what i did, not bothered by the fact that my dels seems to have stop growing haha.

 

[lix.ma14]

how do fish get stunted in the wild?? what do they look like when they are stunted? IMO, the body proportion of my fish looks natural.

Is water change an super important factor for healthy fast growing bichirs?

 

[probassfisher010]

My del grew an inch a month for 7 months then slowed down... I feed Nls, earthworms, occasional bloodworms, and other dry foods


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[lix.ma14]

would temperature be a factor?? i currently have it at 80 degrees (76 during the colder months). Is that too cold?? i now heard that bichirs need 85 degrees!

what's the ideal temp?

 

[Hao]

That's not too cold. In the winter, my tank is 76-78. Summer around 82-88. Waterchange is important. Have you ever tested your water params?

 

[lix.ma14]

do your bichirs get tired of the food your feed and ignore it?? I only feed them sinking pellets and shrimp. Not enough nutrients?

 

[probassfisher010]

Depends on the pellet


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[Hao]

do your bichirs get tired of the food your feed and ignore it?? I only feed them sinking pellets and shrimp. Not enough nutrients?

They only do so if I forget to do a waterchange. I only feed my bichirs, thawed frozen fish. I don't feed pellets.

 

[lix.ma14]

Depends on the pellet


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