Red Aros : Size & Colour

[Lighthouse Aro]

I heard that if we pump up the size of young red aros too fast, the colour development will not be that good, not factoring in the genes of the fish, water condition & tanning. Is this true? And what is the reason? Thanks.

[derekchia]

Originally Posted by Lighthouse Aro

I heard that if we pump up the size of young red aros too fast, the colour development will not be that good, not factoring in the genes of the fish, water condition & tanning. Is this true? And what is the reason? Thanks.

Color surface with age.
If dun pump, no bulky shape that's all.

[FanAromatic]

I agreed with bro Derekchia.

Color can use tanning method to improve when age, but if you don't build up the body shape from young, possible the Aro won't be that nice.

[Ong88]

I have a few that were not pumped, when put into comm tank they were about two to four inches smaller, catch up growth happened after three months : didn't have problem with stunted growth.

colour of any fish fades if growth is too fast, may take a while to catch up.
in the case of my red kelah, one grew too fast due to pumping & after one year the red is still not back.

for me I rather have slow growth, so long as no stunting.
my fishes, easier to induce catch up growth than increase their color.

[Ong88]

Originally Posted by derekchia

Color surface with age.
If dun pump, no bulky shape that's all.

bulking up I use frogs, sw & pork : works with any age/size.

for growth, I find frogs the best for up to mid sized aros : I suspect there may be some growth factors in frogs that help aros.

[azura]

Originally Posted by Ong88

for me I rather have slow growth, so long as no stunting.
my fishes, easier to induce catch up growth than increase their color.

yup agreed,
its the common way ... as long the fish has good appetite, its more easy to bulk up

[macky]

How about mp .

My arrow diet is mp in the day and frogs at night. Then weekend just frogs until Monday. Seem to have a very good appetite , I do hope it will stay that way.

[Ong88]

one thing I noticed was that my reds develop early signs of plj when on frogs weekly.
became normal after I cut down to once/twice a month.

[washywashy]

Originally Posted by Lighthouse Aro

I heard that if we pump up the size of young red aros too fast, the colour development will not be that good, not factoring in the genes of the fish, water condition & tanning. Is this true? And what is the reason? Thanks.

Simple bro, look around at people posting fat and oversized aros. Any colour?

The first 2 years of an aro's life are indeed key in ensuring growth. However, people mistake this for 'pumping'. Alot of people like bulky, sumo-like aros. To each, his own but don't go around complaining about colour when you do so! It's always good to balance out growth and colour development, let it happen simultaneously

I've had friends telling me SW is good for pumping bodyshape etc however, most of the time this is at the expense of the health of the aro. I've seen a solid piece of juvenile red with good finnage and bodyshape being ruined by a full SW diet. The result is a bloated-looking fish with double chin at only 11inches. In the end, the owner sold it at 14 inches. Once again, the development of your aro lies in your hands.

[macky]

Originally Posted by washywashy

Simple bro, look around at people posting fat and oversized aros. Any colour?

The first 2 years of an aro's life are indeed key in ensuring growth. However, people mistake this for 'pumping'. Alot of people like bulky, sumo-like aros. To each, his own but don't go around complaining about colour when you do so! It's always good to balance out growth and colour development, let it happen simultaneously

I've had friends telling me SW is good for pumping bodyshape etc however, most of the time this is at the expense of the health of the aro. I've seen a solid piece of juvenile red with good finnage and bodyshape being ruined by a full SW diet. The result is a bloated-looking fish with double chin at only 11inches. In the end, the owner sold it at 14 inches. Once again, the development of your aro lies in your hands.

Very true to what has been said