Comparing Cichlid Sizes.

mickey

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I have just come from a forum where the guys were comparing cichlid sizes, now some of the fish sizes they talked about were astronomical,[and quite hard to believe] but maybe true ,who knows? the biggest cichlid that i have seen was a 13.5in albino tiger oscar that lived alone in a 100g and loved prawns as a treat
Anyone out there grown or kept a big one i would love to know what size they maxed out at.
Cheers.
 
are we talking only oscars casue the biggest ive seen was approx 12-13"
at one time 1 of my lfs had a 2' dovii it was like $150. it wasw gone in like a week.
 
I just had a 13" Oscar killed by a 12" bifasciatum. Ive had a 13" Midas, and a 42" Silver arowana(not a cichlid). Current Largest fish is a Buttikoferi that is longer than a 55gal is wide.
 
Originally posted by chevyII
its not the size that counts......
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Sure it counts. I would love to see the Tilapia Aurata has a go with a full grown Dovii. Well, now I'm afraid the Aurata will become a snack :D

Chevy, I understand aggression counts, but if you look at the thread, it said "Comparing Cichlid Sizes." So...we are really comparing sizes not the aggression.

If we are talking about aggression, there are many aggressive fish, but can we really be sure that "certain" fish is the most aggressive fish?

In many articles on Cichlids, I haven't seen a debate or a research from any famous authors that "this and this" fish is the most aggressive cichlid in this world.
 
Originally posted by optix
I don't really care to much what anybody says on the aggression. The dovii is crowned king in both categorys cichlid wise. They are the most aggressive and the largest. If there is anything in comparison its the umbee.
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I will not compare aggression. All fish has different aggression for a reason. Size speaks for it self. Dovii against Aurata is like a whale and shark.

No matter how aggressive Autara is, the mouth of that fish can't compare with Dovii's mouth. One bite of Dovii is like 100 bites for Autara, so that means Autara has to fight 100 times harder if that little guy has that much strength to fight such big fish. Bummer!!! Really, Dovii, the largest size 2.5' or more fight a 4.5" fish? Hmm...problem there, dude.
 
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