Rate of growth for different species?

[yhbae]

Is there any site that documents the rate of growth (or duration it takes to reach to sexual maturity from egg) for each species?

I am curious on the following species, but so far, failed to get any info:

- Anglefish
- Blue Ram
- Clown Loach
- Congo Tetra
- Convict
- Discus
- Dwarf, Honey, Pearl Gourami
- Dwarf Puffer
- Krib
- Platy
- T-Barb
- Zebra Danio

(I am probably dreaming thinking I can obtain the info this easily... )

Appreciate if you happen to know this already...

 

[OrionGirl]

Growth rates depend on the temperature, availability of territory, water quality, availability of food, and quality of food. Most smaller fish (ie, under about 12 inches) reach their adult size within about one year, if all conditions are optimum.

Many people say that some species--like clown loaches--are very slow growers, but I've come to believe that it the result of sub-optimum conditions. I had dwarf puffers in a small tank, with minimum feedings for 6 months, and they never grew. Transferred them to a 40, with lots of food, and within 2 weeks they grew to their true adult size. Had I been able to feed them more and better in the smaller tank, they probably would have grown in there.

The exceptions--larger fish, such as many cichlids and saltwater fish, do not mature quickly, even in the wild. Other fish continue to grow throughout their entire life--many catfish, like channel cats and blue cats, as well as many species of cold water fish fall into this category.