SA Growth rates

[Diamondhitch]

Just wondering what kind of growth rates to expect from the following fish if fed well with a variety of foods - pellets, flakes, beetles, mealworms, earhworms, feeders, etc. (of course not all in the same feeding though!)

Jack Dempsey
Jaguar
Green Terror
Amphilophus Lyonsi
Peacock Bass
Flower Horn

 

[REC]

Just wondering what kind of growth rates to expect from the following fish if fed well with a variety of foods - pellets, flakes, beetles, mealworms, earhworms, feeders, etc. (of course not all in the same feeding though!)

Jack Dempsey
Jaguar
Green Terror
Amphilophus Lyonsi
Peacock Bass
Flower Horn

First off i hope you dont have all these fish in the same tank because it will never work and if it does you are extremly lucky. The JackDemsey and GreenTerror will grow very slow compared the the other fish you have listed. In my experience FlowerHorns and Jaguars grow pretty fast if fed well. PeacockBass are amazing and beautiful cichlids but tend to get beaten up by more aggressive cichlids like FH and Jags but will grow rapidly so you might get lucky with keeping them with more aggressive fish for awhile but soon that will end. I believe P-Bass do better in large tanks over 200Gallons where its a dedicated for P-Bass and other large laid back fish like Giant Gouramis or large Catfish. Although JD'S and GT'S are labeled as aggressive fish they will straight get pounded by much more well equipped cichlids like Jags-RedDevils-FH/Trimac etc. so keeping them with these bruisers in not a good idea for the long run. Now if your looking at growth rates only i'd say the GT and JD your lucky for them to grow past 6" in 1 year... But the other fish you have listed will grow to about 10-12" or more in 1 year...GoodLuck...........

 

[Peanut_Power]

Just wondering what kind of growth rates to expect from the following fish if fed well with a variety of foods - pellets, flakes, beetles, mealworms, earhworms, feeders, etc. (of course not all in the same feeding though!)

Jack Dempsey
Jaguar
Green Terror
Amphilophus Lyonsi
Peacock Bass
Flower Horn

Growth rate will be the fastest in the peachckbass, followed by the jag. After that the FH and lyonsi then the jack and gt. Lyonsi are reportedly a more mellow amp. so keepin them with FH and jags might not be sucha good idea. Main reason for not keepin the pbass with several of those fish is the fact that the pbass will be able to eat them. I don't know if you've ever seen Jeds threads where he feeds his pbass JD and the like. Jags, FH, and the lyonsi will get large enough to not get eaten, but their aggressions are so varied you'll probably have to invest in a tank divider.