I think he is almost 14 inches head to tail. I bought him from a LFS about 6 months ago as an adult for $80. I know that is alot for a fish, but I wanted a single large cichlid for my 55 gallon. I am going to move him to my 120 gallon soon when I buy my 300 gallon for the occupants of the 120. The only fish I can put with him are Convicts. He seems disinterested in them, and they in him. So my 120 will eventually be my FH with 3 or 4 Cons.