Giant Gourami size help?

Ok, I know there are 3 kinds of Giant Gouramis....

1.Red Tail Giant Gourami - though some of them don't have red tail they still are black/grey...

2.Black Eye Albino Giant Gourami

3. Red Eye Albino Giant Gourami


I do also know they can reach a good 2ft++...under proper diet and care...
I've tried searching all over the place for pictures of a good 2ft Giant Gourami(just to confirm their growth size capability...)...I manage to find 2ft Red Tail Giant Gourami and 2ft++ Black Eye Albino Giant Gourami quite easily..but I can't find a 2ft RED EYE ALBINO GIANT GOURAMI!......I begin to suspect their(RED EYE ALBINO GIANT GOURAMI) growth size......



SO I want to know can the RED EYE ALBINO GIANT GOURAMI GROW TO A GOOD 2FT?


HAS ANYONE SEEN IT?.......THANKS...ALL YOUR HELP IS GREATLY APPRECIATED..............

[monsterfishman]

yes, they do grow to 2ft+ (red eye type). i have one in my pond.

really? how old is it, I have a frend who has one of them(red eye type) its about 8 years old but really not that big (just 1ft). This is when I suspected their growth size.....

Can you post me a picture of it? I would really appreciate it....

My friend always feed it feeder fish or vegetable(mostly vegetable), so I think its diet is ok. He keeps it in a tank 4ft x 2ft x 2ft its about 100Gallons....runs on really powerful filtration....no live plants on 1 plastic plant and a driftwood...

If u have any idea why his red eye giant gourami is not 2ft yet in 8 years please let me know....I'm a really big fan of this fish!...thanks in advance..........

Originally Posted by dexterORYGON

He keeps it in a tank 4ft x 2ft x 2ft its about 100Gallons....runs on really powerful filtration....no live plants on 1 plastic plant and a driftwood...

If u have any idea why his red eye giant gourami is not 2ft yet in 8 years please let me know....I'm a really big fan of this fish!...thanks in advance..........

Not enough space for the fish..

is that the reason its only 1ft in 8years?

His father used to have one about 2ft he kept it in a 80gallon tank, he caught it(natural black giant gourami) in a river and kept it in a small tank, later he bought the 80gallon tank and placed it in there. I mean it was kept since young(3") to 24" in that tank(80 gallon). But this was like in 1995 when aquarium prices were expensive!

He is collecting some cash to get a 200 gallon tank. Is it enough? plus his red eye is just about 1ft now....

i think it is common for giant gouramis to grow to beyond 24" given ample space. mine abt 22-24" in a 5x2x2.