Birchir not growing!!!!!

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joecool44

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I have had my Birchir for a year now and it looks to me that he is not growing! He eats great he loves blood worms and shrimp pellets but I have barley seen a inch grow off of him.. Any tips?


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Kannan Fodder

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Wow! I got a Senegal bichir last year that was an inch and a half baby. Today he's around 6 inches and eats everything he can get ahold of. I feed shrimp pellets to the other fish, and he gobbles up the ones that get to the bottom. He also eats frozen foods - thawed brine shrimp, bloodworms, mysis shrimp, and krill.


I honestly am stumped. Bichirs grow fast, at least from my experience with them. Is the tank big enough? Mine is in a 46g bow.
 

SirMuffin

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How big is it? Maybe a stupid question but if it is on the larger size for the fish then it might not grow very fast. If it is eating well and active then I would say more water changes or maybe provide some more cover if it is lacking so it can feel safer and less stressed.
 

evil wizard

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well i have read that beef heat will make almost any fish beef up.
 

Andre7

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I've also read that meat from warm-blooded land animals is not healthy for fish, though. Their digestive systems are designed to break down other fish and plants, not beef. I don't remember the specific, scientific reason why its not healthy, though... I'd have to look that up.
 

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Yes I do water changes weekly and he is in a 45 gallon and I feed him 1
Once a day and he eats fine but still no growth I feed him frozen brine aswell and he eats it all but nothing still.. Sounds crazy but is there a such thing as a dwarf Birchir? Also there's cover and light and everything he needs.. He seems happy but no growth.




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wesleydnunder

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Pics would help. We need to know what species and what size he is now. How big was he when you got him?

Mark
 
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