2months old but still only 2cm long?!

[grets66]

Our little ones hatched over 2 months ago, but they are still really really tiny. The biggest one is 3cm long and wants to eat all the others but most of them are only max. 2cm or less long. We keep feeding them arthemia 2 times per day and also keep cleaning the water almost daily.
Why are they still so small?
From what I have read they should be quite big already?
I have already separated some of them so they would not hurt eachother.
What have we been doing wrong?
Or what can we do to speed up the process?
Or is it maybe because they are the first eggs of the mother?

Please somebody give me some advice because to tell the truth this seems a bit of waist of time and money on their food, because they dont seem to be groing just dying one by one.


Thank You

 

[Neil C]

Can you get live blackworms where you live? If you can chop them up fine and your babies will love them. If you can't get them then try frozen bloodworm. Your babies will grow a lot faster once they start eating these. Good luck.


Regards Neil

 

[AxoPhibian]

What temp do you have them at? warmer temps can help too.

 

[grets66]

I think it is quite cold, it isnt 20C but since they are all in separate bols and things then I can get it warmer or maybe I can somehow?

 

[melfly]

I would say its the temp.
My winter babies grow sooooo slow!

Mel