Hi everyone, I just want to ask for your opinions on this. Three months ago my LFS have this TSN at around 6" in a display tank that is very small. I guess around 15 gals only. Last week I went there to check if they still have the TSN. I saw the same TSN in that display tank and it didn't grew at all, and very thin as well. If I am to purchase the TSN, will it still grow normally or not?
TSN stunted?
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if u bought it and fed it properly in a bigger tank it wud still grow much more. so its totally worth it. chances are that the shop isnt feeding it much to keep it small cuz smaller fish are easier to sell. combined with the small tank...that fish has zero chance of growing much.monster_lover01;3173403;3173403 said:
Thats the great thing about fish... even a "stunted" fish can still grow to normal sizes if given the right care, it simply takes them alittle longer to get going.
basslover34;3173499; said:
This.
I bought two Limas that were the same as you describe, had them maybe 3-4 years now and they stayed REALLY small for maybe a year of that, then the last 6 months the largest has started growing like a weed, its maybe 16" long now, the smaller one hasnt had a massive spurt like this one, but is still around 11", and theyre both still growing.
The only thing I would watch for is how thin it is, I bought a mail order juruense and when it arrived it was so thin, it had a sunken stomache even though they promised me it was feeding well on the phone.
Never got it to eat more than 2 bloodworm, and I tried literaly EVERYTHING 3 weeks later it just died.
Bought another from a different place, same length but it was maybe 4 times thicker and its doing great, 6 weeks in and it will hand feed and eats everything, pellets, prawns (chopped up) bloodworm, even cichlid floating pellets.
That would be more of a concern to me than wether it will grow normaly or not.