Cuban cichlid growth rate ?

[TheMoneyTank(TMT)]

What Is the normal growth rate of a cuban cichlid about 2 weeks ago I purchased a small Cuban cichlid 1.5 inches long it is now 2 inches. It is nowhere near the top of the tank in dominance and was at the bottom when first introduced but has since outgrown my vieja argentea,salvini and is catching up 2 my 4 gold Severum who were all similar sized. Just interested of anyone else experienced them being fast growers

 

[dan518]

Don't have experience with Cubans, but have noticed with alot of cichlids that they can have a massive growth spurt for the first few weeks in a tank and then slow down.

 

[TheMoneyTank(TMT)]

Thank you

 

[duanes]

I have found their growth rate to be fairly quick, but much depends on amount and frequency of water changes.
The more water changes you do the faster they grow.
I averaged a 30 -40% water changes every other day, and they hit 4 inches quickly for the females, and then slowed a bit.
Males would keep growing until about 8" then growth slowed to a crawl.

above, a juvie @ 3-4", below a male about 10"
below a female, that stopped growing about 5"

I believe because they continued to spawn when the female was 4-5" it basically took all her energy, and slowed or even stopped her growth

 

[TheMoneyTank(TMT)]

I have found their growth rate to be fairly quick, but much depends on amount and frequency of water changes.
The more water changes you do the faster they grow.
I averaged a 30 -40% water changes every other day, and they hit 4 inches quickly for the females, and then slowed a bit.
Males would keep growing until about 8" then growth slowed to a crawl.

above, a juvie @ 3-4", below a male about 10"
below a female, that stopped growing about 5"

I believe because they continued to spawn when the female was 4-5" it basically took all her energy, and slowed or even stopped her growth

Hopefully mine is a male it seems to be aggressive luckily it's size is a bigggg disadvantage but he does flare when big fish swim by

 

[Fruju]

My experience is approximately an inch a month. Agree with the above comment regarding water changes. I kept mine in a sorority unintentionally, so I didn't have any spawning attempts. My big female is 8 inches (about 2 years old), a female I received in April this year is now 5-6 inches, and a young (hopefully male) one I got 2 months ago at about 1.5 inches is now 3 inches. I feel I am getting good growth rates, much faster than texas cichlids ime.

 

[Cichlids-r-beasts]

My experience is approximately an inch a month. Agree with the above comment regarding water changes. I kept mine in a sorority unintentionally, so I didn't have any spawning attempts. My big female is 8 inches (about 2 years old), a female I received in April this year is now 5-6 inches, and a young (hopefully male) one I got 2 months ago at about 1.5 inches is now 3 inches. I feel I am getting good growth rates, much faster than texas cichlids ime.

Yeah Texas cichlids grow slow imo. I have my male for about 11 months and he's 7-7.5 inches