Oddly enough I have noticed a massive growth spurt in some of my pl*co species since I moved, about 3 months ago, and I'm at a loss for the reason. Water changes are on the same schedule, the feeding's on the same schedule, no change in temp or filtration or anything that I can think could cause ...

Two other possibilities come to mind:
1. They are harboring internal parasites (although I think this would have killed them long ago).
2. You are not providing enough protein in their diet. Try providing meatier foods to see if there's any effect.

Yeah, I highly doubt they've got any kind of ...

Silurus wrote:What temperature is your tank at? Fish tend to grow slower if the temps are lower.

It's about 78-80.. but does rise to up to 88F in the summer due to the ambient temperature..

Hi all

I've got a 50 gallon catifsh tank (with a few angel fish) and am a bit confused about the lack of growth of my L's.

I have a golden nugget, bullnose, flash, couple of peckoltias etc but none of them seem to be growing at any reasonable rate. I've had most of them nearly 2 years now and they ...