danonline Posted March 7, 2008 Report Share Posted March 7, 2008 Anybody here have GSP's? I have one 2" GSP in a 200ltr Brackish tank, I have only had him for a few months and would like to work out if how old he is. Everything I read tells me he should grow up to six inches but when I brought him he was living in a very small tank. Kinda wondering how fast yours have grown(Growth rates)? Thanks heaps Don't Spam the site... Your second identical listing has been removed, Mod Bill. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Anonymous Posted March 8, 2008 Report Share Posted March 8, 2008 Hey there. I don't own a GSP but I have recently being taking to a Biologist at work (a water/marine research company) about the growth rates of tropical fish. For the majority of fish they will reach near adulthood size in under 2 years. If you fish is only 2" I would say that it is <1yr old. With a fish like a Blue Tang they grow extremely quickly for the first year-2 then slow down. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
danonline Posted March 8, 2008 Author Report Share Posted March 8, 2008 Hi Zaita and thanks for that, I wonder then how much their enviroment can affect the rate at which they grow. As I said when I got him he was living in a small tank and I am unsure of how well he was feed, hope he hasn't been stunted too much, at least he is extreemly happy now being the sole occupier of a 200ltr tank :lol: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wasp Posted March 9, 2008 Report Share Posted March 9, 2008 Yes environment can have a big effect. My two clowns are much smaller than wild ones would be, yet for several years they have lived in an anemone and appear happy as, breed regularly and behave as in nature. Although they are in a small tank, it is bigger than they need as clowns have a small territory, neither of them have ever been down the other end of the tank, I transfered them and the anemone in at the same time they just stayed with the anemone, never even seen the other end of the tank. My yellow tang, not sure just how old but several years, is considerably smaller than a full grown wild one. But he appears happy, spends his day weaving his way around the tank picking at stuff. Never paces the glass like some fish do when they are feeling cramped, is interested in life and looks healthy. Maybe it's excersize, water quality, or what, I don't know. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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