Weylin;1320418; said:It's pretty hard to tell the differance.. They grow to about 24" in the 1st year..so ur gonna need a big tank.. They max out at 4'..
they do not reach 2' in there first year. my largest florida/spotted is around 2-3 years old and is 18". i would say they average around 12-14 inches in there first year. after this period they slow down in growth very much.