Mystery fish on my cichlid order who can identify ??

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jeaninel said:
That might have been an exception. Mine was 13" at 6 years old. I think they average about 12-14"?
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I'm saying at least 6 years old because that's how long ago I first went and saw them. Can be much older not sure at that time I didn't care for vieja too much I was just looking at the Midas in the tank lol

Whatever the case maybe it's going to hit a foot at least.
 
Aquamojo said:
17"?? They get big... But no where near that unless exposed to gamma rays.
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I agree that is not a normal size. Even it it is 17", it would be a freak occurrence. You won't ever see them that big in a home aquarium.
 
cichlidfish said:
I agree that is not a normal size. Even it it is 17", it would be a freak occurrence. You won't ever see them that big in a home aquarium.
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Ive read through people's threads and many claim 13-15" so when the guy said 17" I believed it.

What a fish looks inside a tank is much different than actually measuring it.

I should've never mentioned size because we can go back and forth.

Let's agree that most will get to 12" lol I'm not saying all of them do I was merely saying that it's not an African fish it will get monster size
 
I believe it. I also heard of a 2 ft Blackbelt is more unbelieveable but it was also true. i believe it because most of us don't keep our fish like that.
17" tip to tip it's not that crazy. It is possible
 
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Ihsnshaik said:
Ive read through people's threads and many claim 13-15" so when the guy said 17" I believed it.

What a fish looks inside a tank is much different than actually measuring it.

I should've never mentioned size because we can go back and forth.

Let's agree that most will get to 12" lol I'm not saying all of them do I was merely saying that it's not an African fish it will get monster size
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Yes, definitely over 12" lol. My male is about 13". Fast growing to a point, but like most cichlids once they hit a certain size, growth slows a lot. But a fish really has to be older than 6 years old to grow above the average size.
 
the animal guy said:
I believe it. I also heard of a 2 ft Blackbelt is more unbelieveable but it was also true. i believe it because most of us don't keep our fish like that.
17" tip to tip it's not that crazy. It is possible
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2 foot BB? I'll believe it with actual pics. I've been keeping cichlids for over 30 years now and never heard or seen one.
 
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People used to always call bs on me when I had a Midas that was with me for 8 years and was Aprox 12" when I got him.

He was 15.5" from tip to tip. Everyone said they never can get that big . In 8 years it grew 3.5"

For those who still don't believe Midas can get that big watch this video. Again this is in the shed aquarium located in Chicago.


This is a 18" one
 
These black belts are usually around 9' long!
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But seriously... A 2' black belt? I don't believe it.
 
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