whats most important for a fish growth?
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BangkokMatt
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Appropriate tank size and food (I believe vitamins etc also play an important role)
nava405
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the more your feed, the faster they grow. this is my own experience. I got a unicorn from a reefer , and he had at least 5 them all in 2" size; after 4 -5 months, mine was 5" in size ( always fat and 2 sheets of nori everyday) , and his was barely 3". Also higher temp would make fish grow faster.
black_majik
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Anabolic steriods.............
Basically food amount is huge, just as important, the quality of food. Lipids_AMINOACIDS_ ( building blocks of life) and vitamins are huge factors too.
Since the fish are dependent on the water the temp is huge. Too low they won't grow, too high same deal. But warmer water means more cell activity which can result in an increase of growth. I think a water temp between 82-84 will show some growth increase.
Basically food amount is huge, just as important, the quality of food. Lipids_AMINOACIDS_ ( building blocks of life) and vitamins are huge factors too.
Since the fish are dependent on the water the temp is huge. Too low they won't grow, too high same deal. But warmer water means more cell activity which can result in an increase of growth. I think a water temp between 82-84 will show some growth increase.
rachenbrazil
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Clean water (huge and massive water changes) and quality food = big growth...
mattsilvester
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Alot depends on the species of fish - and there is considerable variation even within families - example, Angelfish:
Put a french angel in a 120 gal tank, feed it well..... it will grow, and grow, and grow.....
Put an emporer in the same tank, fed well...... it will grow, but probably do so quite slowly and end up stunted.
Why is this so? I don't know!
Generally however, I feel it is primarily a combination of 3 things:
Psycological happiness - i.e. environment: Tank mates, tank size, correct lighting and flow, correct aquascaping etc.
Diet - correct type, ammount, and frequency - overfeeding is not always good - it is believed to be the main cause of premature death in lionfish for example.
Water Quality - I believe that there are two elements to water quality - those that we can measure i.e. nitrate, pH, etc. and those that we cannot measure - things such as hormones and enzimes that may be realeased by fish - either OR both can inhibit a fishes ability to grow.
When you get the ballance of these three thing right, your fish will grow quickly and be healthy....... however if deprived of any one of these, it will inhibit growth - to a varying degree depending on how senstive the individual species is, or how severe the "inadequacy" is.
Just my opinions & thoughts - some based on fact - some based on basic undertanding of chemistry & biologogy, and some just my gut feeling & thoughts....
If you care to be more specific about what species you are talking, in what context, and for what reason you ask, we might be able to be more specific.
HTH
Matt
Put a french angel in a 120 gal tank, feed it well..... it will grow, and grow, and grow.....
Put an emporer in the same tank, fed well...... it will grow, but probably do so quite slowly and end up stunted.
Why is this so? I don't know!
Generally however, I feel it is primarily a combination of 3 things:
Psycological happiness - i.e. environment: Tank mates, tank size, correct lighting and flow, correct aquascaping etc.
Diet - correct type, ammount, and frequency - overfeeding is not always good - it is believed to be the main cause of premature death in lionfish for example.
Water Quality - I believe that there are two elements to water quality - those that we can measure i.e. nitrate, pH, etc. and those that we cannot measure - things such as hormones and enzimes that may be realeased by fish - either OR both can inhibit a fishes ability to grow.
When you get the ballance of these three thing right, your fish will grow quickly and be healthy....... however if deprived of any one of these, it will inhibit growth - to a varying degree depending on how senstive the individual species is, or how severe the "inadequacy" is.
Just my opinions & thoughts - some based on fact - some based on basic undertanding of chemistry & biologogy, and some just my gut feeling & thoughts....
If you care to be more specific about what species you are talking, in what context, and for what reason you ask, we might be able to be more specific.
HTH
Matt
