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Jenni E
06-14-2007, 09:02 AM
Hi

I have a schooling tank (4ft - 200 litre), which houses the following;

4 kuhli loaches
3 Otto Cats
4 Scissor tail Rasbora
5 Lemon Tetra
15 Neon Tetra
6 Black Widow Tetra

All get along really well. Water measurements are within acceptable guidelines and water changes are done weekly. Also every other month we do a 50% water change.

My question is - we bought all the black skirts in March 2007, from the same LFS. However, one does not appear to have grown. They were all about 1/4 inch when purchased - five are now about 1 inch and the one I am worried about would only be about 1/2 inch, he also cannot appear to keep up with the others when swimming. He eats well, but looks slightly "off".

Any suggestions?

hungryhound
06-14-2007, 02:29 PM
Are you sure that he is getting food?

It may be that he is getting out competed for food and this has caused him to have stunted growth.