Growth rate of Comets vs. Dwarf Lionfish

[ichthyogeek]

What's the rate of growth for comets (Calloplesiops altivelis) and for dwarf lionfish (Dendrochirus biocellatus and D. zebra)? If I buy both at the same size, will the lionfish outgrow the comet and subsequently consume it?

It would be great if I could get metrics (ex. "the dwarf zebra grows at X inches/year", or "the comet has two growth spurts on year apart") or something!

 

[lion king]

A year in the life of a Fuzzy

Mind you these are just generalities, as all of our experiences will have a uniqueness. Here's the little boy at under 2" a year ago, and now at over 4" a year later. The fuzzies and zebra's seem to grow pretty quickly to about 4.5", usually reaching that size about a year later, regardless of...

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