The Hulk

[Rsc89]

Honestly, that one tops the list of biggest GT I have seen in a looong time. I usually see them arounf 6" 8 tops

 

[Kayzee]

nice beast

 

[dan518]

Andy Woods had one around the 12 inch mark, biggest I had ever seen, was a big ugly lump of a fish

 

[Frank Castle]

Hey thanks everyone.

So been scrollin thru some older gt threads and some say they can reach 13"- 14" but of course offer no proof. Anyone actually legit see one that size? I think my guy may top 12" but 14" is crazy. And does anyone know of one to live past 10 years old? Everything I've read puts there life span at 7 - 10 years. Thanks.

yea, my friend had 2 males in his community tank, the bigger one was 12", the smaller one was 10" - he's the whole reason I got back into Cichlids after 20 years

 

[B. Hizzle]

"stop playin and drop those pellets"



big guy literally got stuck between a rock and a hard place during water change

 

[DarylMac]

Very nice fish.

 

[Kaptain Kirk]

"stop playin and drop those pellets"
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There's a 12inch one at the lfs for 100$ do you think that's a good deal?

 

[DarylMac]

There's a 12inch one at the lfs for 100$ do you think that's a good deal?

If it's healthy, yes. The so called "royal" GT's at my LFS are only 6" and cost that much. Granted, they are tremendous looking...

 

[B. Hizzle]

There's a 12inch one at the lfs for 100$ do you think that's a good deal?

yes...with one caveat. at that size it is obviously a full grown adult, so do you know how old it is? if you drop a c-note and then 2 months down the road he croaks from old age, then no, not worth it.

 

[justarn]

Great looking GT, most bigguns are uuuugly. Great shape to him.