Stunted poly?

[KNH]

Picked up a 6.5" endli locally and as he's catching him I ask how long he's had him. He replies 2 years. It will be interesting to see if I can get this guy to grow to full size. Thoughts?

 

[kno4te]

Doubt it's stunted. Likely just being a CB endli.

 

[KNH]

Kno4te what do you mean? CB doesn't grow as fast/large? I'd expect this guy to be 12-18" by now.

 

[KNH]

Female? New to polys, only other one I owned was a delhezi 7-8 years ago.

 

[kno4te]

Sorry....I assume it's a CB endli. Yes that means the growth rates are slower and length will be smaller too. That's short of being a SB which doesn't look it at all. There have been posts of similar slow growing endlis being this way. Short of having parasites. Also would just check what size did it arrive at and how often and what being fed.

 

[KNH]

Guy claimed it was picky and would only eat krill. 5 min after I brought it home it was already eating tilapia haha

 

[kno4te]

Guy claimed it was picky and would only eat krill. 5 min after I brought it home it was already eating tilapia haha

That'll definitely help to get it bigger.

 

[Askaleymanfish]

Stunted bro it can still get biger but at 2 years that thing cb or not should be atleast 14" no ands ifs or buts about it .... I grabbed a lap awhile back that was over a year and it was only 4" or so ppl don't no how to feed polys at the lfs or they just don't care ... I true to educate them every time I go in there lol only a couple care enough to listin or try what I suggest

 

[dmcskoolkid]

Did the lap grow at all?

 

[kno4te]

askaleyman has good advice and likely right. So forget my answers. I withdraw.