How fast does a Comon Pl*co grow?

[kitties1]

Anyone have information on the growth rate of a common pl*co? I have a small one (under 4 inches) and I am concerned about how soon I will need to rehouse him? I just say him out of convenience, I am not really sure of the sex.
Estimations are helpful.
I already know a 30g is not adequate for his adult size, which is why I ask. I plan on getting a 150g one day, and would like to know how soon "one day" will be.
Thanks for your help.

p.s. this is US gallons

 

[Eelzor]

Depending on what you feed him he can grow very fast or quite slow. If you gave him lots of algae wafers/bloodworms/brine/flakes etc, he may get around 6-8 inches in a year. Then there is water conditions to quarrel about which is another factor altogether. So maybe some food stats, water paras, etc will help clarify you answer.

 

[daisycat]

Personal experience:

We got two plecos a little over a year ago. They were both about 2 inches when we got them. The leopard pleco is now about 6-8inches long, but the common pleco is *well* over 12 inches long - a real beast.

We just moved them both out of the 30g into our new larger (105g) tank but I am thinking of taking the common pleco to LFS as he is just too too big and tends to harrass our turtle by trying to eat (non-existent) algae of his back.

Bear in mind that this growth rate occurred without us feeding any specific pleco food and in a tank that doesn't have much algae (none visible since we put them in there). I assume they eat some of the food we put in for the turtle since he eats a vegetarian diet (algae wafers, fruit and veg).