Will they keep growing?

[silverdollar101]

Hi im new to this fourm i had another one but no onw would ever respond/// well my question is i have two bala sharks and some silver dollar fish in a fifty five gallon aquarium, ive had them for a while the bala's are about 3-4 inches and tghe silverdollar are about3 inches i was wondering why has there growth slowed or almost stopped or what would it take to help them continue growing. All your help will be appreaciated.

 

[mom2reds]

I am not sure but you can start by listing what you feed them and maybe that can help someone know what to tell you

 

[bra_van_drakh]

first of all . .. .AA shakes u warm by the hand^^. . .

as we all know, growth graph shows a curve. . . the older, the slower they grow. . .adding to it, fish and waterplants usually grow by following their living space. .. so, the larger ur tank, the faster they'll grow, and the other way round. . .i also keep 8 silver dollars[4"] and a couple of balas[4.5"] in a 55gal. . .they've seemed to grow slower and slower. ..i'm gonna give away some of my silverdollars away soon...[indeed overcrowded]

anyhow. . .one way to solve this probs is to move them to another tank if u want faster growth. . ..besides, the balas will need larger space to swim around. ..as for ur silver dollars[i think the approx size is 6"], 55gal is sufficient i guess. . .

as for the food.. . .i dont think it would matter too much IME .. .i had given them beefheart plus growth enchancing pellets for a month a couple of months ago and didnt seem to affect their growth either. . .

 

[silverdollar101]

Thank you for your help and for mom2reds i feed them tropical fish flakes and one tubeifex worms cube a day i feed them the tropical flakes two times a day.