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SheKoi Fish Addict Posts: 667 Kudos: 553 Votes: 4 Registered: 11-Feb-2004	if fish are stunted? just wondering my goldfish grew very quickly when i first got them, and their young grew quickly, this was in a smaller pond then i have now. but in the larger pond they don't seem to be growing at all, if they are it's very slow. they have been in larger pond for all most 1 year now. small pond 190guk, large pond 700gallon www.blooming-brilliant.co.uk
Posted 26-Jan-2006 12:00
amilner Big Fish Posts: 429 Kudos: 654 Votes: 0 Registered: 05-Jul-2004	If the fish have been in the smaller pond for a considerable period and they have been 'cramped', then it can hinder them for further growing once they've been moved.
Posted 26-Jan-2006 12:00
jimg87 Enthusiast Posts: 175 Kudos: 431 Votes: 44 Registered: 15-Jul-2003	at least you have more room for them now, thats all that matters. -jim
Posted 26-Jan-2006 12:00
froo Fingerling Posts: 48 Kudos: 40 Votes: 0 Registered: 13-Jul-2004	I heard that you can tell by looking at their eyes - if their eyes look disproportionately large compared to their bodies, they're stunted.
Posted 26-Jan-2006 12:00
Dolf Enthusiast Posts: 203 Kudos: 180 Votes: 46 Registered: 09-May-2004	Or it could just be genetics. Not every fish is going to reach its max size. I bought my comets and shubukins in groups where all the fish were the same size. Over the years their growth rates and size have varied greatly.
Posted 26-Jan-2006 12:00


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