Just a RANDOM question about balas :)

[MichaelsLilGray]

Is it possible for them to shrink? I swear to god.. i have 4 of them.. 2 are around 6" another whom is getting close to the 4" mark.. and then the small one.. who is close to 2".. Now the sad part is the 2" one i bought first LOL He wont grow.. anyone know why?

 

[sudz]

I have this problem with my Clown Loaches. My theory is that when i had a bad bout with parisites, The fish were stunted - The parisites were eating all their food!

It is possible that they're aren't shrinking... that some fish a growing, making it look like the one that is stunted is shrinking?

 

[MichaelsLilGray]

Id just swear they sell them bigger than this at the pets store.

 

[rkilling1]

Now the sad part is the 2" one i bought first LOL He wont grow.. anyone know why?

If these are all in a 29 gallon tank, then I would suspect that they don't have enough room.

 

[MichaelsLilGray]

but why would 3 of them take off in growth though?