GT questions

[Jakob]

Just got a 6" GT, think it's a male. Will post a pic.
What are they're max. size?

 

[Holydevil]

depends on your tank size i ve seen them get 10 inches, mine is currently 7.

 

[Jakob]

i'ts a 100g tank

 

[53special]

Everything I've ever read, said 6" for female, and 8" for male. I take that as an average adult size. Could be a little bigger, could be a little smaller. Mine are all uner the 6" mark, so I couldn't tell you from experience.

 

[jcardona1]

somebody here has one thats about 12"

 

[jcardona1]

here's some 12" and 13" on the first page

http://www.monsterfishkeepers.com/forums/showthread.php?t=141222&highlight=gold+saum

 

[FSM]

They grow really slow, however. around 10 inches for a male is probably normal, although you can see that they can potentially get larger than that.

Males are more colorful and one that size should have long trailers on its dorsal and anal fin. The tips usually go back about as far as the tail.

 

[pcfriedrich]

I've read that females can get just as large as males, except that they stop growing after their first spawn. That source (wikipedia) said that they max out at about 12".

 

[FSM]

The biggest female I've seen is around 6 inches. Its true that spawning slows growth though.

 

[pcfriedrich]

is there a way you can prevent or delay a female from spawning, allowing it to max out at a larger size?