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festaes start out pretty damn dull. All 30 of my little guys (ya I know I have too many

) have red fins w/ a few blue spots, and a bit of blue on their faces, but the rest of their body is a plane dull tan color. once they hit 3-4" they begin to color up and at that size you can usually sex them. and a normal growth rate for these guys is 1/2" per month. but that can be increased a little bit if you powerfeed good foods and keep the water perfect