Female Gold Saum Size

[TrikkyMakk]

What is the norm and what is the biggest you have seen? I measured mine today and she is 6 inches. She has never spawned.

If anyone wants to see the pic say so and it will be forthcoming.

I want her to get as big as possible and then I would like to put her with a male at some point.

 

[fishnoob]

I have no idea but I feel like bumping it for you, to get a answer.

 

[TwistedPenguin]

I'll bump it cuz I'd love to see a picture I've got a female GT who's hardly grown at all compared to the male. (They're in different tanks). I'm starting to be concerned that the female is a runt or something.

 

[TrikkyMakk]

And I checked the sticky thread for the SA \ CA profiles in this forum and there is no profile.

I will post the pick of mine with the measurement as soon as I can.

 

[TrikkyMakk]

As promised, here is my Precious...

Isn't it funny how a fish can be a total badass but when in the net like this they just look absolutley pathetic...

 

[TwistedPenguin]

That's a big female I would think. I've heard time and again that 8"-10" is average for males & females a few inches smaller but I honestly have no experience as my male is young and the size of your female right now. But I'm wondering now because of --> this <-- thread if mine is even a male at all. And yes-when I moved my favorite Oscar into his bigger tank I looked into the net and this 'big-tough-chase-everyone-else' fish had his mouth open and looked so scared and sad. I felt sick (yea, I'm a girl) and so sorry for him.

 

[mbunafishkeeper]

ive seen a female which was 7.5-8" in a LFS about 2 years ago, she looked really old, built like a tank but looked old.

 

[TrikkyMakk]

ive seen a female which was 7.5-8" in a LFS about 2 years ago, she looked really old, built like a tank but looked old.

I got my Precious when she was small and have had her since last January and she is this size now. I sure hope she keeps getting bigger.