How do I get me pbass to grow?
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Fish do not have the "I'm full" instinct. They, like horses, will eat until they die if provided the food.Crooks76;1243388; said:
With horses, they call it "foundering"
ercnan;1243464; said:
ummm im not too sure about that. in my grow out.. i constantly have feeders and rosies in there.. they dont die, they eat until theyre full and then stop and feed again whenever hungry. in my other tank i feed my pbass fish filets and they come to me and chomp down, then when full they leave and go away.
as for you crooks.. i suggest separating them to be sure the lil guy gets adequate food.. or you can just bring him over to my house.. and i can show you how its done.
ercnan;1243464; said:
Not really, I would imagine it depends on the fish and what you feed them. When I feed my Frontosa and Oscars shrimp I give them 1 or 2 each. I can toss in a couple dozen more but they understand the fact that they have no more room to eat more shrimp and anything else will just have to be netted out. I would imagine that I could leave the shrimp in the tank for a couple hours but it will end up in my filter and I will have to dig it out of there.
Feed big enough food to a fish so it only needs one or two servings. Feeding pellets is a waste of time for a large fish. The rule of how much they eat in 2-3 minutes is bull puckey because you can give them a day or two worth of food in 2 seconds, and skip a day or two a week.
Not every human grows to 6 foot tall. Some are smaller or taller than others, and they experience growth spurts within normal time frames but each person grows at a different rate. Genetics of the parents could play a role in why the fish small. It could just be a runt.
