what's the biggest cichlid species?

[vitaly]

is it peacock bass species?

 

[kevinfleming21]

Emperor Cichlid's

 

[krichardson]

Kev nailed it.Look them up I've seen video footage of a pair of them actually grabbing a turtle by the edge of it's shell and moving it away from their nest.

 

[brich999]

Don't think temensis get bigger? I've seen some scary big bass pics

 

[pdandy]

Boulengerochromis microlepis!! Tanganyaikan emperor Cichlid!!

 

[krichardson]

Don't think temensis get bigger? I've seen some scary big bass pics

I have also seen some pictures of Tems that look to be about four feet long but I doubt that is the norm for wild species.I think they might be the biggest cichla species though.