Flagtail growth rate?

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What can I expect with the growth of my flagtail with optimal water conditions and good feedings? I'm talking 2 water changes a week with good filtration, also a good diet.
 
Never kept one, but from what I've read, extremely slow lol but I, sure you read that as well
 
I've had mine for over a year now and it hasn't grown particularly fast. Started off around 1 inch and is maybe 6-7inches now. However, it is a voracious eater and takes flakes, shrimp pellets, algae pellets, etc.
 
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Roughly 1" per month up to about 10" then a bit slower. Great fish.
 
Thanks. Yes so far it has eaten anything I've put in the Tank. But it being in with bala's, tinfoils and silver dollars I have to make sure it get it's food.
 
I agree more or less with the above. Assuming we are talking about the more colorful and desirable species of the two flagtails, I got one from Rapps last Aug-Sept 2016 at 2". It is ~6"-7" today 6 months later.

The less colorful ones, I have had three of, for ~1.5 years. Got them from FishOnlineRUs at ~2" by accident - thought I was getting the pretty ones. They are still 5"-6" today. IDK their max size though. Looks like they are smaller-growing.
 
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