Humu growth rate?

ca161406

ca161406

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haha ok well from what ive read humus grow super slow. but ive noticed mine has grown about half an inch in about a month!
whats the growth rate of humus because i thought i was going to have time before my upgrade was finished. i know i can keep it in my 125 long term but i just want to provide big as possible as it grows and i thought it takes several yrs before getting 5"+
 
small triggers

small triggers

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I got mine almost 2 years ago at a little over an inch, it is now a little over 2 inches,,, SLOW growing,, i mean comparitivly my niger was 2 inches when i got him 9 months ago and now hes almost 6 inches....
 
admiralk83

admiralk83

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Agreed. I bought mine one year ago at 2 inches, and i'd say he is about 3 inches right now. They accept feedings all the time, however. I feed mine 1-2x per day.
 
florida joe

florida joe

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Growth rates on captive fish are very unpredictable IMO a lot depends on food variety particular tank size and of course the individual fish
 
noah's nemo

noah's nemo

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Just thought if overall health and care for our fish is to do regular water changes it may have something to do with it also.Say, guy A does WC every week 25%,and guy B does them every 6th week at 15%......So i don't ,just a thought i had..
 
aquaknight

aquaknight

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Do you know where the humu came from? (friend/lfs/online) And how long they had him? I've had on more then a few occasions, fish, when first added to a larger tank, have a growth spurt and put an inch or so in about a month, and then level off to a traditional growth rate. Generally happened with tangs for me. I haven't heard of this happening with a humu, but if he's been at the LFS for a month or two, and been contained to a tiny holding tank, I would just chalk it up to him, playing 'catch-up' so to speak, and really just 'filling in' more then anything.
 
ca161406

ca161406

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Originally Posted by AquaKnight
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Do you know where the humu came from? (friend/lfs/online) And how long they had him? I've had on more then a few occasions, fish, when first added to a larger tank, have a growth spurt and put an inch or so in about a month, and then level off to a traditional growth rate. Generally happened with tangs for me. I haven't heard of this happening with a humu, but if he's been at the LFS for a month or two, and been contained to a tiny holding tank, I would just chalk it up to him, playing 'catch-up' so to speak, and really just 'filling in' more then anything.
i got him from the LFS i go to regularly, they had him for about 2 weeks before i picked him up so could that be possible in the short amount of time?
i always thought they grew slowly, it shocked me when i realized how much it grew lol
 
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