How long does it take a cleaner shrimp to grow?

[cocoacf]

My fireshrimp died in its second molt about a week ago

...so I went to the LFS today and picked up a cleaner shrimp.. ( cheaper, and seem to have a lot more personality

)
My question is how long does it take for them to get full size? His body length is a little over 1 inch right now.

 

[cocoacf]

Wow, that long huh??

 

[vinny p]

could take a month.... but usually shrimp shed soon after introduced into a new enviro... what lfs said to me

 

[cocoacf]

I doubt it would be full size after just one molt?
I'm looking for how long it takes to get around 3 inches, not have a molt..

 

[usirchchris]

Originally Posted by Cocoacf
http:///forum/post/2938184
I doubt it would be full size after just one molt?
I'm looking for how long it takes to get around 3 inches, not have a molt..

Molting in general means they are growing...think that was the posters point...Not that it would reach full size in a month. All my cleaners have been very slow growers...maybe an inch a year at best

it's so slow I can't even really say.