had it for about 7 month's and feed him blood worms frozen,
2007-12-06 05:50:05 · 6 answers · asked by que a 4 in Pets ➔ Fish
the aquarium may be too small.
2007-12-06 05:53:51 · answer #1 · answered by Patrick M 2 · 1⤊ 1⤋
If your tank is less than 30 gallons you may have stunted his growth.
Dirty water will also stunt its growth.
Also feeding them gold fish can stunt there growth.
the other thing is piranhas grow very fast but when they hit 5 to 7 inches long there growing really slows down. In some cases theyll only grow around 1/2 to 3/4 of an inch a year after they hit 5 to 7 inch mark.
So they go from growing a 1/2 to 3/4 in a month to only growing that much in a year and it seems as if there not growing at all.
Its very normal for piranhas .
2007-12-06 15:20:15 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
How big is the tank?
Probably should be feeding him a more varied diet then just blood worms as well. I'm not that familiar with pirahnas, but most fish benefit from a varied diet. They get different vitamins and minerals from different foods. Try different foods.
2007-12-06 14:05:49 · answer #3 · answered by tikitiki 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Two things determine growth rate,quality of food and quality of the water. If you tank is too small the water quality will SUCK. If you don't do weekly water changes the water quality will SUCK. If you don't do some research and offer a varied diet the fish's growth rate(and it's life in general)will SUCK.
Something is lacking,and it's your responsibility to find out what it is.
2007-12-06 14:24:06 · answer #4 · answered by PeeTee 7 · 0⤊ 1⤋
heres the list
is the tank size too small thank size starts at a 55 gallon you can house 3 just multiply that by your fish
you need to vary ther diet from just meat
water quality
are you feeding them too much
too little
2007-12-06 15:26:09 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 2⤋
Give him a couple of fingers
2007-12-06 13:58:28 · answer #6 · answered by jerzyson29 3 · 0⤊ 2⤋