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pos51  Fingerling Posts: 40 Kudos: 47 Votes: 4 Registered: 10-Oct-2005   | hello there, i just got two siamese algae eaters today and there little beutys. theyre doing great but theyre only babers right now at around an inch each and i was just wonderin how long it will take to get full grown. cheers ta |
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illustrae Fish Addict Posts: 820 Kudos: 876 Registered: 04-May-2005   | You'll probably notice them grow fairly quickly at first, but by the time they get to about 2 and a half or three inches, their growth will slow down a bit. You may not notice any growth after they reach 4 inches, though it is possible for them to grow up to 6 inches, but that's unlikely. Hoping that there must be a word for everything I mean... |
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| pos51 Fingerling Posts: 40 Kudos: 47 Votes: 4 Registered: 10-Oct-2005 | cheers |
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| smilingpiranha Banned Posts: 160 Kudos: 130 Votes: 7 Registered: 02-Jan-2005 | ok, sorry my originmal post was wrong, i mis-read it as chinese algae eater, very sorry SP Last edited by smilingpiranha at 04-Nov-2005 15:29 |
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Natalie     Ultimate Fish Guru Apolay Wayyioy Posts: 4499 Kudos: 3730 Votes: 348 Registered: 01-Feb-2003  | Chinese Algae Eaters are a different story; they grow pretty slowly. If it is well fed, it should be about 6" long in three years and 12" in seven to ten years.  I'm not your neighbor, you Bakersfield trash. |
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dan76 Big Fish Always Reading Posts Posts: 343 Registered: 08-Jul-2003  | mine have seemed to stop growing at the 4 in mark |
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Fallout    Moderator Communications Specialist Posts: 6416 Kudos: 4053 Votes: 742 Registered: 29-Jul-2000 | Growth rates will vary depending on many factors. These include temperature, water quality, feeding frequency, food quality, other inhabitants, water maintenance, size of the tank, genetics of the individual fish, etc etc. |
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