Thaiboxer
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Hi all, I'll give you a little background before I ask my question. You can see the population of my tank in the signature below - One of the oscars is very big, he's the oldest resident of my tank. All of the other cichlids are growing very quickly and trying to catch up, so I have no worries there.
I'm wondering about my red-tailed shark and pleco. The pleco is about 5" long, and I've had him about a year. The shark is maybe 3" long, also a year old. Are they growing slower than they should, or are these just slow growing species?
Everything was in a 55 gallon until last weekend when I moved them to the 125. (most of the cichlids are newer, so it wasn't really overstocked)
My current feeding regimen is:
- cichlid pellets in the morning, a mixture of small and big for the different fish.
- cichlid pellets some evenings as well.
- other evenings I like to feed shrimp, brine shrimp, salmon, and sometimes krill.
- flake food 2-3 times a week, just a pinch.
- every two or three days I drop an algae tablet for the pleco.
The shark goes nuts for the shrimp and brine shrimp especially, so he's definitely eating.
For the salmon and shrimp, I ground them up super fine in a food processor, then spooned them into ice cube trays for freezing. I thaw them in a glass of water before dropping in the tank. This is the tank favorite meal!
Thanks for your help - I'm mildly concerned about size, especially for the shark.
I'm wondering about my red-tailed shark and pleco. The pleco is about 5" long, and I've had him about a year. The shark is maybe 3" long, also a year old. Are they growing slower than they should, or are these just slow growing species?
Everything was in a 55 gallon until last weekend when I moved them to the 125. (most of the cichlids are newer, so it wasn't really overstocked)
My current feeding regimen is:
- cichlid pellets in the morning, a mixture of small and big for the different fish.
- cichlid pellets some evenings as well.
- other evenings I like to feed shrimp, brine shrimp, salmon, and sometimes krill.
- flake food 2-3 times a week, just a pinch.
- every two or three days I drop an algae tablet for the pleco.
The shark goes nuts for the shrimp and brine shrimp especially, so he's definitely eating.
For the salmon and shrimp, I ground them up super fine in a food processor, then spooned them into ice cube trays for freezing. I thaw them in a glass of water before dropping in the tank. This is the tank favorite meal!
Thanks for your help - I'm mildly concerned about size, especially for the shark.