he was at the 32 inch mark when I had to kill him-Didn't get my 500 gal purchased in time-And my 125 was a bit cramped-One of the hardest days I have had to deal with sice starting to keep fish-Kinda a touchy subject for me,I got the usual ole ring in at the lfs-They mis lead me to it's size-I grew him to that size in just less than a year and a half-Now when my 500 gal cycles-I might invest into another-