Interesting info on growth and feed preferences.
Here is my little bit:
I've bought five ~2.5"-ers from Manny C. about 3 months ago. All took to marine baitfish, only three took to pellets. The three are about 6"-8". The other two that ignore pellets are 4" and 5". They are clearly lagging behind.
Had to separate the two groups a month and a half ago because the bigger were bullying the smaller too much.