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ashlee18 asked in PetsFish · 1 decade ago

Pink kissing gourami stunted?

I've had this small pink kissing gourami now since late April. I was told he was a young one, hence his being smaller than the others (about two inches long). Since April he has been in a 55 gallon tank with two large Angels. They all get along pretty well except for the week the Angels breed. They all get fed twice a day and I do the regular water change once a week. He is a really happy fish and there doesn't seem to be a thing wrong with him.

My only question is why isn't he growing. I had the angels around June of last year and by September they had doubled in size. I do realize that they have different growth rates but at this rate he will be a very small pink kissing gourami at a year old, which is coming up. So he will be a year old and only 2 inches long.

Does this mean I most likely bought him stunted? He was in a ten gallon tank with nine brothers and sisters and I felt sorry for the little guy. His growth isn't a problem, we will love him anyway.

Update:

Forgot to mention. He is 2 inches from head to end of fins. 1 1/2 from head to end of body.

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  • ?
    Lv 7
    1 decade ago
    Favorite Answer

    It sounds like he just may be the runt of the "litter" as it were. Also they were crowded in that first tank and that actually could have stunted him. Actually hes' not too smal for his age, just a little as Kisser get huge. If he is swimming well and eating well and seems happy? All the better! Just keep going on as you have.

  • ?
    Lv 4
    4 years ago

    Kissing Gourami will ultimately choose for seventy 5 gallons watch and notice what happens With them it must be you will could re homestead them any way as 30 gallons is a few distance to small for a pair

  • Anonymous
    1 decade ago

    Do not feed your fish twice a day! Feed once every two days.

    Also, that is very odd that ANY kind of gourami is staying small. Gouramis tend to get very large.

  • 1 decade ago

    for better growth rwmove them in to a 40 lit tank withaou gravel and one spange filter

    keep temp 32 dc

    half of mineral mulitivitamine must be added

    use red copenz food and tetra min taba min and drop of fish tamin SERA

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