BN pleco growth rate?

[Dispatch273]

I have a pair of albino BN plecos. I've had the female for a year and the male for about 6 months. They spawned for the first time yesterday(yay!) and I'm wondering what to expect from the fry in terms of growth. Right now the male is guarding the eggs in my 150 gallon full of CA/SA cichlids. I'm going to let him guard them until they start coming out of the cave, then put them into a smaller grow out tank. This is my first time having plecos spawn so any advice would be awesome!

 

[Dispatch273]

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[Dispatch273]

Anyone?

 

[Skittle]

IME they grow fairly fast till bout 3-4" then slow down dramaticaly


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[Dispatch273]

IME they grow fairly fast till bout 3-4" then slow down dramaticaly


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Ok. So about how long does it take for then to reach 3-4"?

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[DIDYSIS]

Takes a good while for them to grow. I am trying to remember bit I think mine that is 2.5ish inches has taken about 8 months or so. Can't remember exactly.

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[Dispatch273]

I guess what I'm looking for is how long it will take for them to grow to a sell-able size.

 

[Skittle]

A while


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[Dispatch273]

A while


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Lol Thanks

 

[tigercat]

Yes they do take a while to grow. Just keep keep up with the the water changes. And always keep something in the tank for them to eat.