Hello Everyone,
I'm getting back into fishkeeping after being out of it for a few years. I have a 29-gallon planted tank with: five angelfish, six neons, two rams, four hatchetfish, and two algae eaters; three amazon swords, one hornwort, one small mondo grass, and two other plants (can't remember the name).
I feed the fish twice daily, either high-protein flake food (regularly) or freeze-dried brine shrimp (2-3 times a week), and have an 11-hour photo period at about 0.7WPG (the tank isn't near a window). I perform 33-50% water changes weekly, using water conditioner and Leaf Zone at the recommended dosages.
I've had most of these fish for about three months know, and have noticed very little growth. My water chemistry & temp is:
NO3: 20ppm, NO2: 0ppm, GH: 150ppm, KH: 80ppm, pH: 7.2, F: 79
I realize the pH is a touch high, and the hardness is way up there for Angels. But as they are domestic Angels, I don't think those factors would be limiting their growth. They're about 2" nose-to-tail, which is about the size they were when I purchased them. I've also been fighting brown algae on my plants (which is why I added the algae eaters this week).
Why aren't my fish growing?
I'm getting back into fishkeeping after being out of it for a few years. I have a 29-gallon planted tank with: five angelfish, six neons, two rams, four hatchetfish, and two algae eaters; three amazon swords, one hornwort, one small mondo grass, and two other plants (can't remember the name).
I feed the fish twice daily, either high-protein flake food (regularly) or freeze-dried brine shrimp (2-3 times a week), and have an 11-hour photo period at about 0.7WPG (the tank isn't near a window). I perform 33-50% water changes weekly, using water conditioner and Leaf Zone at the recommended dosages.
I've had most of these fish for about three months know, and have noticed very little growth. My water chemistry & temp is:
NO3: 20ppm, NO2: 0ppm, GH: 150ppm, KH: 80ppm, pH: 7.2, F: 79
I realize the pH is a touch high, and the hardness is way up there for Angels. But as they are domestic Angels, I don't think those factors would be limiting their growth. They're about 2" nose-to-tail, which is about the size they were when I purchased them. I've also been fighting brown algae on my plants (which is why I added the algae eaters this week).
Why aren't my fish growing?