My new Geo. Sveni group

[danotaylor]

One more thing - So far my sveni is sort of a slow grower. They are known for this. He beefed up pretty quickly after I got him and got accustomed to the food types and dealing with the SDs.
His growth curve has flattened a bit since.

Thanks mate!
My 6 sveni pound everything that goes in the tank. Fluval bug bites, xtreme peewee and Northfin veggie. I also gave them some earthworms which they took readily
I know clean water will be highly influencial in their growth rate & final size. Thinking about a 125g long term….

 

[LBDave]

A long tank would be great. Mine also pounds food. I have found these to be a very active fish with personality. Worked out great for me.
Seems to have a slightly slower growth rate than the jurus I have had. They certainly are not like bass or oscars as far as growth LOL!

 

[neutrino]

Puppy dog fish, as my wife calls them, similar in this respect to most 'surinamensis type' geos I've had, especially when it comes to food.

I haven't seen the 'slow grower' thing with geos, including sveni. I've had several species and all grew as you'd expect considering their max size and lifespan. For sveni it meant going from 1.5 inches to as much as 9 inches in a year.

 

[danotaylor]

For sveni it meant going from 1.5 inches to as much as 9 inches in a year.

I’d be very ok with that!!

 

[LBDave]

Puppy dog fish, as my wife calls them, similar in this respect to most 'surinamensis type' geos I've had, especially when it comes to food.

I haven't seen the 'slow grower' thing with geos, including sveni. I've had several species and all grew as you'd expect considering their max size and lifespan. For sveni it meant going from 1.5 inches to as much as 9 inches in a year.

Wow. I'm not seeing that for growth. All I know is I read up on them before I bought mine and probably looked at some YouTubes. Sort of doubtful about the 9" claim. In a year? I doubt that very much.

 

[LBDave]

Good YouTube video.