Clownfish growth?

[Pvtgloss]

My fiance and I were looking at fish at our LFS today. Some of their clownfish were huge. She asked me how long it takes for clownfish to get that big and I didn't have an answer? How long does it take for clownfish to reach its full growth?

 

[gunnarmcc]

They will reach sexual maturity around 2 years of age

 

[JayM]

IIRC, about 2-3 years to reach full size.

 

[Pvtgloss]

Cool, ours are 2 yrs. Do different breeds grow larger than others. We have mocha DaVinci's

 

[ISpeakForTheSeas]

Cool, ours are 2 yrs. Do different breeds grow larger than others. We have mocha DaVinci's

Different breeds should be close in size unless they're from different species (like Ocellaris clowns are a different species than Maroon clowns; Ocellaris clowns can get to ~4" while Maroon clowns can get to ~6").

 

[vetteguy53081]

My fiance and I were looking at fish at our LFS today. Some of their clownfish were huge. She asked me how long it takes for clownfish to get that big and I didn't have an answer? How long does it take for clownfish to reach its full growth?

Having multiple clowns, I found most grew their fastest the first year. A lot will be based on tank size, fish health, diet and breed of clown. Sebae, maroon and Saddleback can get quite large.

 

[jtf74]

Ive had my maroon for 11 years. Growth really accelerated after about 3 years when I believe she turned female. I think she is still growing actually. The male is six and hasn’t grown much.