female gt in 35?

[Connor0729]

my little bro wants to get a gold saum gt but hes only got a 35 gallon. i read that females stay between 7 and 9 inches, so could he do this?

 

[TicaL]

I'm growing out a GT in a 37 right now and to be honest I can't imagine keeping it in there past 7 inches to be fair to the fish. That's just my opinion though, I'm sure there will be others who will say different.

 

[SouthCentral]

I wouldn't want one in there after 7 inches either, but in my experience, female GTs take a long time to get to that size, so if you got one while she was young, the 35G would last a while. I had one that lived in a 40G for nearly 2 years, good water changes, good food, good filtration, and it took the full 2 years to get to 8". Some may grow a bit faster, but usually not a whole lot. Males as you probably know will get a fair amount larger (10+ inches not that uncommon) and get there quicker too. Your call, but I would say that it will work for quite some time for a female.

 

[nomadofthehills]

A gt would last a long time in a 37.