Lemon Tetras not growing

[PCooper]

I have a 20 gallon tank with 6 lemon tetras and 3 gold barbs. I got the tetras half a year ago, and they were about 1 inch long, right now they are also just 1 inch long.

So howcome they didn't grow at all? How fast do they grow to 2 inches?

I do a 20% weekly water changes and feed them once a day flakes. Everything seems fine, but just didn't grow.

Do you guys think if I feed them frozen bloodworms they will grow faster?

 

[TankGirl]

I would imagine that after 6 months they would be the size they are going to be, no matter what you are feeding them.

Blood worms are certainly going to be appreciated, and it is always a good idea to vary the diet, so I say go ahead and mix it up, feed different types of food to them, and see what happens. If you have not fed frozen bloodworms before, just wait and see how they react when you do, and your freezer will never be without, LOL!

 

[Fishalicious]

I agree, blood worms are fuuunnnnnn

 

[DragonChild]

How do you guys stand to touch those blood worms? *shudders*

PCooper, I wish I could give you some advice, but I've never heard of lemon tetras. But I'm going to agree with TankGirl here.

 

[Lance M.]

I use to have lemon tetras, but they all died from ick...