O.k. im starting to lose faith in my fish keeping. I have a friend who takes the worst care of his fish. he has a jag, JD, Pbass, and an oscar in a 55! And he never test the water rarely ever does water changes and the little bastards are growing like weeds. how can this be? I keep up on my fish care pretty religously (sorry if spelling is wrong im very hungover) and my cichlids seem to be gorwing so slowly! please restore my faith
losing fish faith help!
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I've actually noticed this too, it's a bit odd. My neighboor has a 55 with 4 foot long goldies, a 9" plec, and a 8" tall angel, and they are all thriving.
Some fish just naturally grow slower than others, which is why knowing which fish you have would help.
Besides, even if his 'grow like weeds', and yours are a little slower...who cares. In the long run, your fish will thrive under proper care and live long, healthy lives. His will likely rip each other apart in way too small quarters, if they don't die from improper conditions first.
Besides, even if his 'grow like weeds', and yours are a little slower...who cares. In the long run, your fish will thrive under proper care and live long, healthy lives. His will likely rip each other apart in way too small quarters, if they don't die from improper conditions first.
Tank mates would be helpful fo shore mate. Your friend could be over feeding the fish, giving them a chance to grow faster. Jags and pbass are freakin fast growers, and if he feeds them live foods, like he probably does, then they ARE gonna grow freakin fast. If you try to compare their growth with say something like a red terror....they are gonna win each time.
I mean four, one foot long goldies. But it's still very crowded. And she's never done a WC.