Growth Rate of Salvini?

[fivespeed302]

It's not the size of the tank, it's the freqency and amount of the water changes. Fish release a growth inhibiting hormone that's kind of like nature's way of keeping a fish from outgrowing it's space. The smaller the tank, the more concentrated the hormone gets and more quickly. So.......as rallysman said, "Small tanks with clean water will provide the same growth as a large tank with clean water".

I agree with you for the most part. Get ready to do alot of water changes if you are looking for fast growth. I have been doing some experimenting with my baby Flowerhorns as far as growth is concerned. I do 50% water changes weekly in all my tanks (except the pond). The babies I put in my 75 do grow faster, but there are other variables concerned. What I have not done is put only one fish in each tank and see which grows faster. Even if I did that, there is still the fact that not all fish grow to the maximum size, and the sexes also grow to different sizes. If anyone out there has done any similar experimenting, please let me know.