ocean4freedom Posted November 7, 2006 Report Share Posted November 7, 2006 Hi all, Just a quick question - how long do you think a Firemouth would take to grow to full size? Cheers for the help! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jim r Posted November 7, 2006 Report Share Posted November 7, 2006 17cm. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ryanjury Posted November 7, 2006 Report Share Posted November 7, 2006 lol thats in interesting time frame.. I have no idea but as always it depends on how big the tank is what and how much your feeding and how often your water changing.. If you want to grow them fast do daily water changes feed heaps of high quality food and have them in a big tank Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SpidersWeb Posted November 7, 2006 Report Share Posted November 7, 2006 My experience is that they're slow growers, even with a high protein diet, raised temps etc I'd allow 1-2 years for a Firemouth to grow to its proper 15cm size. They can breed while still small though. Thats not very accurate, but its what I've found so far. I have 10 of various ages. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jim r Posted November 7, 2006 Report Share Posted November 7, 2006 Sorry, from memory 2-3 years Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sharn Posted November 7, 2006 Report Share Posted November 7, 2006 keep in mind genetics also play a role- inbreeding, illnesses while younger etc can all lead to a fish not growing to its potential size. not saying yours is gonna be smaller than usual or anything just something to take into account when it comes to growing speeds Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ocean4freedom Posted November 7, 2006 Author Report Share Posted November 7, 2006 Thanks for info folks - most appreciated 8) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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