delhezi bichir not growing

lionheart · 23-11-2014, 04:16 AM

hi my delhezi bichir hasn't been growing i've noticed since i took the two pictures during april and it's currently still the same size. https://www.dropbox.com/s/i2szg6zsv1...2013.03.18.jpg https://www.dropbox.com/s/7j9f93zryi...2013.09.19.jpg

albertini · 23-11-2014, 03:11 PM

Nice del. what diet is it on? Can see that it just had its meal before the photo taking...

lionheart · 23-11-2014, 03:18 PM

erm it is mostly fed sinking carnivore pellets and occasionally mp...but problem is that it hasn't really grown much at all and it's already more than six months...i know delhezis have slower growth rates but isn't this kinda abnormal...?or is it something i'm not doing right...?

albertini · 23-11-2014, 04:55 PM

What's the size of tank it is in? I have bichirs that takes forever to grow... Haha...

lionheart · 23-11-2014, 05:23 PM

i keep it in a 3x2x2 feet tank...along with two smaller delhezis i recently bought...so it's really slow growth rate is normal...?

albertini · 23-11-2014, 05:43 PM

Hmmm... I bought mine sometime in mid Oct and has grown at least 1-3cm when at this stage over 1 month. For yours, if it did not growth at all for 6 months, doesn't really seems normal.

But I may be wrong, good to ask for more opinions.

albertini · 23-11-2014, 05:48 PM

Paiseh, should be mid Sep. So on average is abt 1cm per month.

desmondpeh · 23-11-2014, 05:54 PM

Hi bro,

For patterned delhelzi, I do have some that doesn't really grow much. I kept mine for minimum of 1 year or longer. From the same batch, the sizes varies from 7" to 10". If you prefer those that can grow big (i.e. till 12" or bigger), go for those WC delhelzis.

However, I do realized that those CB "patternless" type of delhelzi tend to be able to grow bigger till 14" or so over a period of few years. Perhaps other bros who had kept them before can come forward to confirm on this.

lionheart · 23-11-2014, 06:17 PM

erm if it helps all the delhezis i bought were frm c328 chosen from those small buckets on the floor...so erm what can i do with this particular delhezi...?i mean it's doesn't look sick and it's eating well but it's just not growing...even it's external gills are still around...

tangmulong4488 · 25-11-2014, 08:42 PM

Increase the amount of wc and feed live food ensure the best growth rate

23-11-2014, 04:16 AM	#1
lionheart Arofanatic Join Date: Jul 2005 Posts: 166	delhezi bichir not growing hi my delhezi bichir hasn't been growing i've noticed since i took the two pictures during april and it's currently still the same size. https://www.dropbox.com/s/i2szg6zsv1...2013.03.18.jpg https://www.dropbox.com/s/7j9f93zryi...2013.09.19.jpg

23-11-2014, 03:11 PM	#2
albertini Arofanatic Join Date: Mar 2008 Posts: 371	Nice del. what diet is it on? Can see that it just had its meal before the photo taking...

23-11-2014, 03:18 PM	#3
lionheart Arofanatic Join Date: Jul 2005 Posts: 166	erm it is mostly fed sinking carnivore pellets and occasionally mp...but problem is that it hasn't really grown much at all and it's already more than six months...i know delhezis have slower growth rates but isn't this kinda abnormal...?or is it something i'm not doing right...?

23-11-2014, 04:55 PM	#4
albertini Arofanatic Join Date: Mar 2008 Posts: 371	What's the size of tank it is in? I have bichirs that takes forever to grow... Haha...

23-11-2014, 05:23 PM	#5
lionheart Arofanatic Join Date: Jul 2005 Posts: 166	i keep it in a 3x2x2 feet tank...along with two smaller delhezis i recently bought...so it's really slow growth rate is normal...?

23-11-2014, 05:43 PM	#6
albertini Arofanatic Join Date: Mar 2008 Posts: 371	Hmmm... I bought mine sometime in mid Oct and has grown at least 1-3cm when at this stage over 1 month. For yours, if it did not growth at all for 6 months, doesn't really seems normal. But I may be wrong, good to ask for more opinions.

23-11-2014, 05:48 PM	#7
albertini Arofanatic Join Date: Mar 2008 Posts: 371	Paiseh, should be mid Sep. So on average is abt 1cm per month.

23-11-2014, 05:54 PM	#8
desmondpeh Senior Dragon Join Date: Jul 2004 Posts: 3,826	Hi bro, For patterned delhelzi, I do have some that doesn't really grow much. I kept mine for minimum of 1 year or longer. From the same batch, the sizes varies from 7" to 10". If you prefer those that can grow big (i.e. till 12" or bigger), go for those WC delhelzis. However, I do realized that those CB "patternless" type of delhelzi tend to be able to grow bigger till 14" or so over a period of few years. Perhaps other bros who had kept them before can come forward to confirm on this.

23-11-2014, 06:17 PM	#9
lionheart Arofanatic Join Date: Jul 2005 Posts: 166	erm if it helps all the delhezis i bought were frm c328 chosen from those small buckets on the floor...so erm what can i do with this particular delhezi...?i mean it's doesn't look sick and it's eating well but it's just not growing...even it's external gills are still around...

25-11-2014, 08:42 PM	#10
tangmulong4488 Dragon Join Date: Dec 2005 Posts: 1,653	Increase the amount of wc and feed live food ensure the best growth rate

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