who's got the biggest butti??

[justarn]

hey all, anyone here keep a buttikoferii? if so post a pic up... im not a fan of africans myself but love my butti's, i currently have an 8.5 inch suspected female and a 10 inch suspected male in my community tank. i have a bit of a notion that you can sex butti, i may be completely wrong mind you!-) my theory is the males have a bend in the face just above the mouth and that females have a more yellow tinge... i may be totally wrong as its widely accepted that you cant sex them but hey throw some pics up and say if they've layed eggs too!-)

also ive never seen a butti over 12 inch in person although theres a few videos on youtube of larger fish, anyone here have a monster?? most sites say they max out at 18 inch but many say 12 inch??
[video=youtube;s10p8KZtfl4]http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_detailpage&v=s10p8KZtfl4[/video]
this one is claimed at 38 cm so 15 inchs

and here is my bigger guy
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[justarn]

this one is stated at 12 inch but looks bigger?
[video=youtube;9z5ev3yZNQ0]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9z5ev3yZNQ0[/video]

and heres my female, she's a little beat up cause he keeps harassing her

 

[Macenzi]

My 9-10" guy! Love them too, I just pretend they are a sa/ca cichlid


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[fobrinkle]

They have one at a lfs here in Michigan that is easily 16". He is awesome. He has a 150 gallon, approx, to himself and is a tank buster.

 

[justarn]

My 9-10" guy! Love them too, I just pretend they are a sa/ca cichlid


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lol same!

 

[justarn]

They have one at a lfs here in Michigan that is easily 16". He is awesome. He has a 150 gallon, approx, to himself and is a tank buster.

should get a pic and report back, maybe get ya hand in the shot to show his size!-)

 

[fobrinkle]

should get a pic and report back, maybe get ya hand in the shot to show his size!-)

Its well over an hour drive away. I think a friend got a pic of him last time down there. I'll see if I can get it.

 

[justarn]

great.

 

[fobrinkle]

Here's Mr. Buda, from Cichlid World here in Michigan. 16" and very thick. Not a great pic but you get the idea.

 

[justarn]

cheers even from that pic you can see he is a monster.