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From:arlington,TX u.s.a.
Registered: Oct 2003

posted 10-23-2003 07:57 PM         

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For as long as I have kept fish, I have had the problem of all my fish growing slowly and never reaching full size,regardless of tanf size.Especially angels and bala sharks.I absolutely do not overcrowd and I feed them all an expensive flake food once a day and a frozen supplement about once a week.Eveybodyt else I know has the opposite problem of their fish getting too large.I am careful about my chemistry and whatnot.this is a problem i have had for years and I would love a definative answer to this one!!

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From: Indy
Registered: Jul 2003

posted 10-24-2003 07:10 PM         

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When you speak of chemistry just what do you mean. If you mean that you control your water parameters with chemicals that could be your problem.

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From:austin,tx, usa
Registered: Dec 2002

posted 10-25-2003 07:24 AM         

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I suspect our local hard water keeps my fish from growing too big. the ones I have that grow fast are juveniles or fry that are maturing.
my dad's fish, he has a water softner, seem to grow like crazy.
also, I feed my fish 3x a day and give them frozen several times a week.

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From:arlington,TX u.s.a.
Registered: Oct 2003

posted 10-28-2003 11:54 AM         

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You are both right,the water in my area is extremelly hard and I have had to control it chemically with a PH lower.Perhaps I will invest in a watersoftener and see what happens!

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