Leopard ctenopoma adult size and bloodworms

[BichirMohawk]

Will a leopard ctenopoma really reach 6 inches in captivity?

Also, would it be a good idea to feed bloodworms to a full grown adult, or would the bloodworms be too small?

 

[krichardson]

They are slow growers but they can eventually reach six inches.I wouldn't give it bloodworms as it would take too many of them to provide a decent meal.Try getting it onto some kind of sinking pellet.

 

[lunadraco]

Yes, they will absolutely reach 6" in captivity, I have a pair this size right now, and I had one nearly that size a few years ago that got lost to an 8 day power outage. Blood worms will be much to small for an adult, mine eat almost exclusively frozen krill, though they will take an occasional sinking pellet. One of them is pictured below.

 

[BichirMohawk]

Yes, they will absolutely reach 6" in captivity, I have a pair this size right now, and I had one nearly that size a few years ago that got lost to an 8 day power outage. Blood worms will be much to small for an adult, mine eat almost exclusively frozen krill, though they will take an occasional sinking pellet. One of them is pictured below.View attachment 1264773

thanks for the info, do you remember what size you got them as and how long it took for them to reach 6"?

 

[lunadraco]

thanks for the info, do you remember what size you got them as and how long it took for them to reach 6"?

This pair was full grown when I got them, the first one I had I got at about 2" and took about 21 1/2 to 2 years to reach that size. The ones I've had have always been excellent eaters, so as long as you feed them a high protein diet they should grow just fine.

 

[candidpets]

slow grower

 

[twentyleagues]

I got mine at about the size of a quarter ($6 at petsmart!) its easily 6" now. Ive had it about 1.5 years. It absolutely loves carnivore pellets. I think mine grew pretty fast actually. Did the majority of its growth in the first 6 months.

 

[Hendre]

I've seen close to 8" fish at london zoo

 

[krichardson]

I got mine at about the size of a quarter ($6 at petsmart!) its easily 6" now. Ive had it about 1.5 years. It absolutely loves carnivore pellets. I think mine grew pretty fast actually. Did the majority of its growth in the first 6 months.

That's excellent growth....good food definitely has it's benefits.

I've seen close to 8" fish at london zoo

I wonder how old it was.

 

[litigator666]

Majority of my bushfish is about 6inches. Not sure how long it took for them to grow that size as i been buying them as adults.

I feed mine bloodworms and carnivore pellets with the occassional african night crawlers and black soldier fly larvae.