Average Green Terror Growth Rate..
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What size is the tank? How often do you do water changes? And what kind of food do you feed it? Average size for a male is 12-14inches, maybe 16 if you tank really good care of it :]
16in Green Terror? HOLY JESUS! That would be a beastly GT.
Id say with good care 12-13in. max. Growth rate Id say at least 1in every 2 months if not a hair more. He will slow down at around 6in and slowly get bigger and fatter from there.
Id say with good care 12-13in. max. Growth rate Id say at least 1in every 2 months if not a hair more. He will slow down at around 6in and slowly get bigger and fatter from there.
Yeah, I know 16in is big but I've heard of it, only with immaculate care and good breeding... But I guess that size might include the trailers on the fins...
Average size 12-14 inch? They stay smaller then that. Maximum size would be 12, maybe 13 inch.
My Green Terrors are in a 190 gallon, and I change a lot of water and also feed a lot, but still they grow slow.
Bought them at 3 inch a year ago. One of them is 6 inch the other is 7. The third one never grew, but the third one is possibly a female that already laid eggs before.
My Green Terrors are in a 190 gallon, and I change a lot of water and also feed a lot, but still they grow slow.
Bought them at 3 inch a year ago. One of them is 6 inch the other is 7. The third one never grew, but the third one is possibly a female that already laid eggs before.
I got my GT about the beginning of the year at 1.5 inches and now hes about 7-8 inches long and about 1.5 inches thick. He was the dominant fish in the tank though. Im sure that plays a big part in it. In my avatar hes about 3-4 inches and has since doubled that. Weekly 50% water changes and Hikari bio gold as a staple has made him shine.
I got mine in feb of this year at 1.5". now would say he must be 7-8 and getting thick, so about a inch a month little slower so far. i feed him hikari bio gold and massivore for the most part plus peas, shrimp, krill and other bits of fish.
They will get 6-8". Anything over 10" is possible, but less common. They can grow steadily for their first year or two (1/2-1" per month), and then slow down (1-2" per year).
A foot long green terror male is massive and likely quite old. A soldid 10"-er is more realistic. Smaller for females.
They'll grown pretty rapidly to about 6"...then slow down and get thicker.
No real secrets: clean, warm water, quality food (including live food like bugs and red wiggler/earthworms), multiple small feedings per day.
While fish will continue to grow throughout their life, some individuals are genetically pre-disposed to be larger or smaller (or more or less colorful) than others.
Matt
They'll grown pretty rapidly to about 6"...then slow down and get thicker.
No real secrets: clean, warm water, quality food (including live food like bugs and red wiggler/earthworms), multiple small feedings per day.
While fish will continue to grow throughout their life, some individuals are genetically pre-disposed to be larger or smaller (or more or less colorful) than others.
Matt