I knew these guys grew fast, but I just measured my little guy & in eight days he's a full 3/4 inches longer. I took several maesurements each time...with him right up to the glass...from tip to tip...so I'm sure they're accurate.

Here are the latest pics...

Oscars grow at a remarkable rate. Compare them to ClownLoach and you'll be amazed. I bought two ClownLoach this time last year at around 1 inche, they are probably around 3 inches now, maybe 2 1/2 inches. Really slow-growing fish. No wonder they can live for over 30 years