When do fish reach sexual maturity?

sascythe

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yea my albino ice blue has eggs in her mouth already and ive had the pair for only 3- 1/2 months. and i only bought them when they where 2in. i was very suprised. hopin she hatches them succesfully, being her first time in all.
 

cichlidgirl

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IN general 4 to 5 inches is aveage . That is when you start to see the males go into their color changes or mature. That is just a general rule of thumb and there are species that take much longer and some that do it much ealier.
 

waytoodeep03

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cichlidgirl;2673679; said:
IN general 4 to 5 inches is aveage . That is when you start to see the males go into their color changes or mature. That is just a general rule of thumb and there are species that take much longer and some that do it much ealier.
This is the answer I was looking for. So if I have fish in the 1.5" to 2: range how long will it take form them to reach 5 inches? These are my fish

Yellow Lab
Venustus
Red Shoulder Peacock
Acei
Blue Cobalt
Strawberry Peacock
Flavescent Peacock
Red Zebra

all males.
 
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