How big do female Grammodes get and how long does it take?

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balton777

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It seems like I've had my female Grammodes for a couple of years and she's growing so slow that she seems to have stopped growing altogether. I guess she's about 5" now but doesn't even seem that big because of her narrow build. How big do the females typically max out at? And how many more years will she take to get there? I want her to be a bit bigger so I'm still keeping her separate from my male so she don't spawn and slow down her growth. I've got pics if you guys want to see her. I usually just show off my male.
 
I dont think you will get much more outta her, from what I know they dont get very big, and 10" for a male is big so I would take a guess and say she wont hit more than 7"
 
Would love to see pic's. I'd keep growing her out until the male is as large as you want him to be and then hopefully the female has grown accordingly. Good luck with them.
 
balton777;2852942; said:
Actually I want 10" out of the male so I'll wait a while longer.
10 iinches out of a male grammode is huge. i think your male and female are close to topping out. breed them plz and send me some as i regret getting rid of my 6 inch male.
 
fishguts;2852952; said:
10 iinches out of a male grammode is huge. i think your male and female are close to topping out. breed them plz and send me some as i regret getting rid of my 6 inch male.

He's 8" now....I really would love him to hit 10. You're just saying that so I'll breed them now. :grinno:

ProblEmZ;2852950; said:
Would love to see pic's. I'd keep growing her out until the male is as large as you want him to be and then hopefully the female has grown accordingly. Good luck with them.

Ok here she is. This is a Mean fish.

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balton777;2852942; said:
Actually I want 10" out of the male so I'll wait a while longer.


HUH.... Why Wait? Just wondering.
 
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