Endli growth rate questions

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Jakob

Jakob

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So, I got an Endli in August 2010, he was around 3" then. First two-three months he barely ate anything. Then he started eating like an Endli should, like a pig, and has been eating rather well since then.
Its been 1 year and 8 months now and he is 10-11" currently, which I think is rather small for a two year old Endli.
Other info: Kept in a 125g tank, not overstocked at all, good filteration, water paraments have always been good.
So I have a couple of questions:

How large is a 2 year old endli on a regular basis?
Is he small for his age?
Could he be this small because he barely ate the first 2-3 months?
Do you think he will grow much more?
Do you think he could take a growth spurt soon?
 
Definitely small for his age. It could be, his genetics cause him to be smaller. Stegga maxed out at around 16.5"-17" @ 2 years old. It's around 3-3.5 years now.
 
I bought my endlii at about 3in and grew to about 11 1/2in and that took about the same time as you 1 1/2 to 2yrs and for some reason just seems like hes just growing super duper slow.
 
Hi i'd say its small for his age but no idea what caused that.
Got mine at 3" and his like 6" now after a few months.
Not sure if he'll stop at 11" or so.
 
Hao said:
Definitely small for his age. It could be, his genetics cause him to be smaller. Stegga maxed out at around 16.5"-17" @ 2 years old. It's around 3-3.5 years now.
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Also Stegga grew from 3" to 10" in about 3 months in a 100g.
 
I have an Endi that exploded for about a year and now is just seems to get fatter and not as longer. I think its grown maybe 2" in the last year but girth is increased significantly.
 
Could be a runt. My first Endli (which I still have) was 3" when I got him in '09 grew fast until the 7" mark and grew very slowly after that. I bought a couple more Endlis later on which were smaller and now have exceeded the original Endli I got. My first Endli is currently around 10" while the other 2 are around 13"
 
Thanks for your replies. I'm actually kind of happy the Endli is growing slowly, it's maybe fun to have a monster, but I think he might get a bit cramped in my 20" wide tank. I'm getting another Endli in a couple months, I'm gonna see how he turns out compared to this one.
 
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