Growth rate

[TarHeel671]

I have 3 Indo's and 2 NTTs that range between 2-2.5 inches. What is everyone's experience with their growth rate? How long will it take to reach 6 inches? They are currently in a 240g but still be moved into my 600g next month.

I have them on a mixed diet ranging from pellets, raw shrimp, and nightcrawlers.

 

[duanes]

With any fish, dats, cichlids, etc etc, the most important factor beyond nutrition is water quality, and water changes.
If you change 25% of your tanks water once per week holding nitrates down to 20ppm, they will grow slower than if you change 50% of your tanks water once per week, holding nitrates down to 10 ppm,..... or if you change 100% of your tanks water per week holding nitrates down below 5 ppm, they will even grow faster.
I try to change 100% of my tanks water in 30 to 40% of my total 300 gals of tank volume incremints every other day, and that holds nitrate conscentration to undetectable levels, and even though I skip feeding one day of every 3 days , the cichlid sgrow quite well.

 

[TarHeel671]

I understand that part. Three of my arowana's grew from 6.5 inches to 11 inches in less than 3 months. All of my oscars are growing fast as well. My flagtails and dats are growing at a slower rate. I do 75-80% water changes in my tanks every week, very rarely i will do it twice a week, if water parameters are requiring it.

I do appreciate your response and although your reply is true, its more of the generic/universal answer given to beginners. Given identical water parameters, some fish species grow quick in the first six months then their growth slows down and some species just don't grow much in the first six months. I'm looking for something that is more datnoid specific.

If you've owned a datnoid, i would love to hear your experience on how fast you have observed it grow, based on your water parameters and frequency of water changes.