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	Sculpin Growth Rate
Natalie Ultimate Fish Guru Apolay Wayyioy Posts: 4499 Kudos: 3730 Votes: 348 Registered: 01-Feb-2003	I caught a small Prickly Sculpin (Cottus asper) during the summer for my California natives tank, and he has been doing really well. His colors are bright, he's very active, and he eats whatever I put in the tank (even algae wafers). The only problem is that he's barely grown at all since I put him in the tank. Maybe about half an inch in six months. How fast are they supposed to grow? I know their relatives the Lionfish grow pretty quickly. I have also seen a very wide range of their supposed maximum size, ranging anywhere from 3 - 14"... I'm not your neighbor, you Bakersfield trash.
Posted 28-Jan-2006 02:42
Cup_of_Lifenoodles Fish Guru Posts: 2755 Kudos: 1957 Votes: 30 Registered: 09-Sep-2004	A three year old male hits about 2.5"
Posted 28-Jan-2006 19:21
Natalie Ultimate Fish Guru Apolay Wayyioy Posts: 4499 Kudos: 3730 Votes: 348 Registered: 01-Feb-2003	Are you serious? Fishbase lists their maximum size as about a foot, and mentions that they would be an excellent food fish if they weren't so hard to catch. I'm not your neighbor, you Bakersfield trash.
Posted 28-Jan-2006 20:56
Cup_of_Lifenoodles Fish Guru Posts: 2755 Kudos: 1957 Votes: 30 Registered: 09-Sep-2004	Edited by Cup_of_Lifenoodles Sorry. That was intended to be 4.5". Females grow much smaller; ~3" at the quoted age.
Posted 29-Jan-2006 01:16


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