Concern about synspilum's size

[sAroock]

Im a little wrried about my Synspilum's size. Theses are the details:
~8 inches
with me for 1.5 yrs
lives in 110G
sex unknown
Tankmates Silver dollars and Acaras. (so no aggression )

feeds on frozen peas, Hikari Gold, NLS, zucchinis and Spirulina with 50% weekly w/c and good water parameters.

I dunno.... for one and a half yr and 8", is that appropriate size? Not really the tank buster 17" i was expecting. Maybe it's stunt growth (but I do look after it well)

heres some recent pics:
(let me know if you need a wider shot to determined)

 

[jonclark96]

Looks like a healthy fish to me. I've never seen a 17" synspilum before. I thought 12-14" was about as big as they get.

 

[hungryhomer]

do the size of the eyes compared to the body sometimes tell you if its stunted,anyway that is a fine looking fish .

 

[smitty03281964]

8" in 18 months is about right. Some may grow a little faster some slower nothing to worry about.

 

[fobrinkle]

Fish looks great. Keep doing what you are doing.

 

[buck_wildest]

i got mine to 10 inches in a year but that was in a 220.

yours has great color and looks like a male. i would be happy with him

 

[flowerpower]

How big when you got it a year ago? Looks good but might be a female

 

[Peacock Rey]

Is a nice, healthy looking Synspilum.

 

[seel1990]

very nice

 

[Amphilophus88]

8" in 18 months is about right. Some may grow a little faster some slower nothing to worry about.

No, actually that is quite slow. Mine hit 12 inch in a year. That is not "a little faster"..

Other then that the fish does look great.. is he still growing? Even if he only grows an inch every couple months then at least he is still getting bigger.