Nandopsis Haitiensis Size

[nmadsen4]

I've been doing some searching for the an answer to how long (roughly) will a Haitiensis grow to be. So far I've gotten mixed info, some sites say only 8"-9" and others were saying 13"

So whats the truth or close to it?

 

[Big_D_Breezy]

A full grown male Haitiensis can get as large as 16", females slightly smaller

 

[HiImSean]

they get big. i think there are some on here around 15" or so. not sure about growth rate. i know when young, they're prone to bloat

http://www.cichlid-forum.com/profiles/species.php?id=2

 

[nmadsen4]

Thx all, I was fairly sure that they get pretty big but I just couldnt find the facts. Its actually a little discouraging . I was hoping they would be no more than 13" as I was considering a Haitiensis in an 80 as a lone fish but 15" or 16" i think would be too big for an 80 gallon

 

[thorzep]

i dont think they typically get up to 15"....but what do i know

 

[Mike fail]

they can get 16", slow growth, they begin there life as a herbivore and transfer to a omnivore/carnivore as they get older

 

[Dmaan.]

male get about 15-16"
theres a few on the site.
females get around 11-12"

no expierence with the fish, apparently hard to keep without bloating!

 

[Angler]

I say get one if you want. They probably start growing quite slow once they hit 10 or 11".

 

[fishfarm]

Ron Georgion has a male that's about 20" Ken

 

[Natural_Born_Killer]

Have to say these are also one of my dream fish

But yeah, for the time being will be too big to handle ...