Pbass not growing as planned

[Oscarboyz]

I got 3 2" p bass in a 29 gal growout. Problem is i want to get them into the main tank i have so they have more space to get 12"+ The 29 is at 86* and i am feeding 2 times a day freeze dried plakton enough so they get lumps in their stomachs. The reason why no krill is being used is because they are too small. Water changes are once a week and they have space dont worry. Why aren' t they growing? Oh and there are no other tank mates



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What size do u think they have to be before i can transfer them. The fish that are already in the tank include:1 tiger oscar 14" 1 jd 8" 3 blood parrots
5" around 1 gibby pleco 9" at the most and the last is a 17" purruno cat, He is the one i am worried about

 

[TheMightyOscar]

peas are piscavores, meaning they require fish in their diet..add some rosy reds/fat heads..or some guppies into their diet and im sure you'll see some fast growth

i have 2 3 inchers..both take krill without any problems..


in a 29, i would tyranser them when they hit the 6-7 inch mark

how big is the main tank?

 

[Oscarboyz]

the main is a 220 and that will also get up graded

 

[milkman407]

I have 3 2" Pbass and they get freeze dried blood worms along with thawed shrimp. They have grown a little but I cant really tell the difference. Should I just give them roosie reds like once every week?

 

[Haag13]

Well obviously you have to wait until they won't fit in that perruno's mouth, but that tank has some bruisers in it so you'll have to watch carefully when you add them. TheMightyOscar's suggestion of 6-7 inches seems right but you really can never be sure if the combination will work at all until you try it. You know your Oscar, JD, and perruno better than anyone else so it's a judgement call for you to make. My Pbass has been growing like crazy and he's been eating 90% guppies. Occasionally he'll eat(and keep down) some blood worms first thing in the morning. One thing that could be affecting their growth rates is oxygenation of the water. Pbass seem to like it warm but keep in mind that as water gets warmer, it loses it's ability to hold dissolved oxygen. Make sure there is sufficient water disturbance at the surface. Granted, this is probably not the cause of slow growth in an aquarium environment but I figured I'd throw it out there. Growth is usually a function of food, genetics, and water quality so keep those up to par and your pbass should grow very rapidly.

 

[viper]

Try using silver sides my love it is saves you the trouble of them getting a disease from live feeders