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I herd of some one dwarfing thier convict cichlid and wandered if it was harmful. I thought it would be nice to move my convicts to a smaller tank and wandered if my babies would grow smaller than normal in a 5 gal. tank.
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No.

Kim

dwarfing? not 100% sure what this means, but my guess is putting it into a small tank to begin with, and so it will never reach its max growth. idk

if so i 'd say no it can not be harmful.




Last edited by bettachris at 15-Jul-2005 11:39

im thinking what your saying is stunting its growth and yeah that makes the fish feel miserable

You are refering to Stunting. And yes, any fish that is kept in poor water conditions or too small a tank will stunt. What happens essentially is that the build up of growth hormone triggers the fish to stop growing, but only on the outside. I've read a number of places that the internal organs continue to grow. Additionally you have the issue of often very active fish (like goldfish) being forced into a small tank that doesnt' allow them to move much. It's the same as if you were stuck in the backseat of a small car with 2 other people for the rest of your life.
Not comfortable to say the least.

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Why would you want to delibertly stunt a live animal? Try looking for smaller fish species with the stripes if that is what you like.

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