Juru Catfish Growth Rate

[Nerd]

Hi all,

What is the growth rate of a Juru Catfish? Does feeding certain food help it to grow faster?

Also, its fins got torn and bitten, how long usually does it take to heal?

thank you.

Cheers,
Nerd

 

[snowhnter]

If you're talking about Jurunese, the growth rate is slow to the point of almost being unnoticable unless you actually measure it. I have had mine for about 8 months and it have only grown an inch or two. Slow growers like the tigs.

 

[Decker504]

If you're talking about Jurunese, the growth rate is slow to the point of almost being unnoticable unless you actually measure it. I have had mine for about 8 months and it have only grown an inch or two. Slow growers like the tigs.

That's is unfortunately correct. My juruenese is the slowest growing fish that I own, but one of the coolest IMO. The fins/streamers constantly regenerate so I wouldn't worry too much about that. Chizzle told me that stuffing market shrimp w/ massivore would help mine grow. I haven't got around to it actually, but I do supplement my Juruenese's diet w live grass shrimp and it still grows slow.

From DJ/MC Decker

 

[ShadowStryder]

My Tig and Jur have both grown appx 4" over the last 5-6 months. Not a rapid growth rate but not so slow either. Water changes are more important than even feedings.

 

[Decker504]

My Tig and Jur have both grown appx 4" over the last 5-6 months. Not a rapid growth rate but not so slow either. Water changes are more important than even feedings.

I do weekly 30-50% water changes, but what are you feeding them, what size tank, & tankmates?

From DJ/MC Decker

 

[ShadowStryder]

Tank is 7'x3' 340g and tank mates are stingrays and a VATF. Diet is primarily Tilapia, Prawns and Crawlers.

 

[Decker504]

I was keeping mine in a 40 long for the simple reason that I didn't want my cichlids picking on him, but now he's in a 72x24.5x30 230 gallon w geos n cichla.

From DJ/MC Decker