Flame angel size

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For as long as I have been interested in this hobby I have always loved the Flame angel for obvious reasons and after many years away from the hobby I swore that I would have one again.
I bought and received a beautiful fish slightly under 3". I have never seen any that have gotten much larger but again, I have been away for a long time.
Today I looked up the fish and it states that they can reach 6" with males being a little larger.
Does anyone here have one over 4"
Mine broke 3" finally and I would love to see him break 4"
Any input is appreciated!
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Not sure where the 6" max size comes form. Flames are listed as only getting 4" (10cm) long in Allen's "Angelfish and Butterfly fish".
That's exactly why I posted this, a quick Google search got me that info. But I've never seen one even 4", hope to soon lol
 
I had one that got just to about 3.5", that's about it. I gave him to a friend and saw him some time later, didn't look like he grew any and my friend feeds like a fiend.
 
Mines probably 3.25" he's 2 years old and was grown from 1" my buddy game him to me for a wedding present but he has a male that's 3.75" and is 8 years old. I've seen dozens come in locally usually from Christmas islands or Marshall Islands and they are rarely ever over 3"
 

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