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cr22
12/05/2007, 05:58 PM
About how long would it take a 2 inch peacock to reach full adult size?
cr22
12/05/2007, 07:14 PM
no one wants to help?
Agu
12/05/2007, 07:58 PM
Or maybe we don't know . The knowledge base on mantis shrimp is minimal at best. Keep a journal and possibly you can add to what we know about mantis shrimp growth and lifespan.
DanInSD
12/05/2007, 08:14 PM
Define "full adult size". They never stop growing. I think it's a few years to sexual maturity.

Dan
Mr Stomato
12/06/2007, 07:50 AM
Approximately the average peacock growth is about 1/2-1" per year so you would be looking at 5+ years to reach 7" which is the maximum length known.
cr22
12/06/2007, 08:57 AM
Thank yall so much!!
justinl
12/06/2007, 06:59 PM
but you have to remember that as a small mantis it will grow faster. the bigger the mantis the less often it molts. the less it molts, the less it grows. and it also depends on the species and individual to a degree