Captive bred ornate question

[Champagne Papi]

I'm thinking about getting a captive bred ornate from fishrus. I know captive bred doesn't get as large so what would be the size range I'm looking at? Just the maximum potential size and smallest potential size. If anybody has a cb ornate could you tell me how big and how old your beautiful monster is? Thanks a bunch you guys

 

[Oddball]

I've raised both WC and CB ornates and nearly all have reached the 2 foot mark.

 

[Askaleymanfish]

Most I have seen hits 15-18"

 

[Champagne Papi]

Most I have seen hits 15-18"

Would my 8inch albino seg be safe when the ornates full grown?

 

[Askaleymanfish]

Depends on how large urs gets ... If it gets 15-18 I'd say it be ok but if it hits 24" I doubt it .... It all depends on the genetics of that ornate depending on how inbred and linebred it has been

 

[Champagne Papi]

Depends on how large urs gets ... If it gets 15-18 I'd say it be ok but if it hits 24" I doubt it .... It all depends on the genetics of that ornate depending on how inbred and linebred it has been

I got you I want a monster but I don't want to worry about the rest of my upper jaws

 

[Nim Dibbley]

i have two and i cant say for certain, but i assume they are both captive bred. Both were purchased at about six inches and one is now 18 inches and the other 17. The bigger one i have had for 4 years and the other about 3 years. the growth rate has slowed a lot but i think they are both still growing.

 

[Nim Dibbley]

I've raised both WC and CB ornates and nearly all have reached the 2 foot mark.

about how long did it take for yours to hit the 2 foot mark?

 

[Askaleymanfish]

I no a guy that had 1 for 9 years and it's 14" my wc is prob less than 2 years old and is 13-14" and just as big around

 

[Oddball]

All of mine hit the 2ft mark in about 3 years. Give or take. They're fed on earthworms, shiners, crayfish, sinking sticks, spirulina wafers w/beef heart or earthworms, hi-protein culture pellets, squid, clams, etc. I grew them out in 250 to 360 gal tanks. Adults were kept in one of the 450s or the 650gal.