about 1" a month is their growth rate but each specimen is all different from the others...and your maybe looking at 3-6 months maybe...whats the plan for bigger tanks? like what size tank would be your permanent tank? which cichla?
i would get somthin around 100g... i dunno what kind just wanna do some research first ya know.... gezz 1 inch a month is alot i was hopping i could keep it in the tank at least a year or 2 haha nevermind that idea.