stunted growth???

[fishkeeper25]

hi quick question how do u no when a fish is stunted does it act difrently or look weak, does anyone have pictures of a stunted fish.im asking this because of my red devil whos sadly in a 33 gallon until i buy a bigger tank but i dont no when im going to buy it,does he look stunted to u guys?

hes about 3-4 years old (guessing) since i had him for about 3 years but i got him hes was already 1 years old,and hes about 7-9 inches,he eats dinachi pelets 2-3 times a day and i change his water evrey 3-4 days about 20 %

 

[patrickjohnsgarcia]

you can teel stunted fish from normal ones from their eyes...older fishes have smaller ones compared to young fish of similar size. and its fins and colors are more developed.. i had a fh thats over a year old but is only 4inches long....it died 3months ago..

 

[lach]

thats almost the same size as my 18month rd i had

 

[fishkeeper25]

and............................

 

[nomadofthehills]

Growth is based on water quality and feeding regimen, not tank size.

I suspect your 20% water change regimen would cause subpar growth rather than the small tank.

If you start changing >50% of the water each time, I suspect he will continue to grow.

 

[lach]

and............................

lol couldnt really tell u
but imo it should have grown more than that
i dont think it would be to happy in a 33

 

[balton777]

Didn't you already have a thread about this?

I thought you only recently moved it into the 33g from a 180g.

 

[fishkeeper25]

yes exactly but red devils gorw up to 12 inches and since hes in the 33 gallon im scared he wont grow to that size

 

[crazy clowntang]

Growth is based on water quality and feeding regimen, not tank size.

I suspect your 20% water change regimen would cause subpar growth rather than the small tank.

If you start changing >50% of the water each time, I suspect he will
continue to grow.

Can you elaborate a little more on why water changes help fish grow, I agree with the food part but i am confused with the water change part.

 

[duke33]

yes exactly but red devils gorw up to 12 inches and since hes in the 33 gallon im scared he wont grow to that size

he probably won't.