giant long fin, why not larger than it should be?

we've been wondering how large the long fin giants can really get. some reported size is about max of 7", now that's really really large!

largest giant so far that we've seen is about 4.5 inches, and it was a short fin giant. if we consider that typical short fin giant merely get maxed out to 3.5 inches, you can see why we were wondering on this frequently....reported largest short fin is about 5 inches and its exaggerated size of 6 inches is still no way to be seen. considering we've seen a 4.5 inches, it is very much possible that such 6 inches exist, just dont know how old or how big he really is...

anyway, working from the fact that 4.5 inches giant hmpk existed, then wondering its equivalent long fin shouldn't be too hard, wouldn't it? :)

longest long fin giant hm we've seen is owned by our QLD mate DC, and that's 5 inches in length. working out backward, perhaps it is possible to have 6 or 7 inches giants. female hm giant is another different thing altogether though....largest that we've seen is 3.5 inches and DC has kept the record for 4 inches female. even with 4 inches female it is still nightmare to try to spawn them (well, we successfully spawned 3.5 inches with only 10 fertilized eggs!! and DC is still trying his heart out for the pair).

if you know much larger giants, or have pictures of them, do let us know. quite intrique on this.