Originally Posted by
Phillydubs
Ryan - Are those pictures recent and your current set up... Is that fine gravel or like an eco complete?
Honestly it sounds to me like you got off to growing them in not so ideal conditions and they still are not in the optimal set up for full max growth.
Now granted, you have 7 fish and they will all grow at their own rate and max out at their own size, some may grow slower, some may never catch up, some may hit spurts. It is just nature and the name of the game...
That being said, you started with rather small fish, but good fish. While not juvies they still needed and do need ideal conditions to grow in... For 3 months now you have had them in a planted tank with weekly water changes. Honestly, I am surprised they look as good as they do I have seen some bad fish in such a set up.
If you really want to grow them out, go bare bottom or light sand and change water daily, feed high quality food and try and see how they bounce back. You are going to need to max your effort now to try and help them catch up if they even can.