Namaste my friends, i was just curious if anyone could share information on how quickly an EBJD will grow in his first year of life? I recenlty bought myself a little guy and just want to start seeing more of that beautiful color
any info would be much apprciated, thank you.

They can grow pretty quick ..but from what I have just been reading they will grow around 1/4 of an inch a month ...some say 1/2 inch a month.

On the other hand some people are saying it took a year to gain two inches!!
I think it may depend on if the fish is male or female and/or if the fish holds "A high status" within your tank...is he a bully basicly LOL

Growth rates dont come close to Oscars that's for sure

On the spectrum of fish growth EBJDs are on the lower end. But as staffie said, there are factors that will vary growth, male/female, what you feed them, how much you feed them, how big the tank is, water quality, etc.