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black bullhead growth
Posted: 23 May 2006, 02:38
by boxhitter
i got a black bullhead for the bait shop yesterday. i put it in my 90 gallon with some small festae's. i was just woundering how fast do they grow. he rocks will eat right out fo my hand and only around 2 inches long. thanks Jeff
Posted: 28 May 2006, 05:40
by LindaVamp
Good luck with it!!! They are awesome! We got ours out of the canal at 3/4" long. He is about 3 years old and is roughly 6-7 inches long now. However he was kept in a 30 gallon tank for the majority of that time. We've had some problems with him since we moved him into the 55 gallon tank, but thats in a whole different post. LOL
Posted: 31 May 2006, 04:23
by boxhitter
wow thats really slow how many water changes to do do a month?
Posted: 02 Jun 2006, 02:34
by Sandtiger
I don't have a black but I do have a brown bullhead and he has been growing fast, I doubt the difference between growth in the two species is that different. I got him in August and he was around 4" long, he is now between 8 and 9". He get's weekly or bi-weekly water change and a heavy diet of earthworms, beefheart, cichlid pellets, wafers, frozen bloodworms/brineshimp/mysis/shrimp, crayfish, insects, shrimp pellets and other various fish foods. He was in a 30g tub or a couple months, then a 55g and now a 75g. There are various threads about him on this forum.