That male is huge! I think a lot of zoos need to learn what sp. actually live in the Amazon lol. Often these "Amazonia" themed exhibits have CA cichlids. They are usually red devils or midas though.
30" DOVII AT PUBLIC AQUARIUM!!!
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ahh ok thanks
funny
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None of these fish are weighed, none are on a measuring tape, etc..
I dont care what website you use, or where you find the record sized fish.
If you can find proof of a Umbee larger than 24''s or a Dovii Larger than 26''s
feel free and post it. A
Massive Dovii BTW, you may be right about the rod and reel measurements, and maybe there are some larger speared dovii. Who knows, but I will tell you one thing, the dovii in that tank, while large, look NOTHING like this ones pictured above, or the world record holder.
I went to the National zoo last year to see these Dovii in person and I can tell you they are giants. I have owned two Dovii over the years that got to the 18 inch mark and an Umbee that was just over 21 inches and I can tell you that that the Dovii at the the National zoo are way bigger in comparsion. I would be shocked if the largest Dovii i saw that day was any less than 26 inches. pckts I have been on this forum for years and have no interest in getting in a pissing match with you or anyone else for that matter but that silly website that you keep referring to does not mean their are not much larger fish from each species out their that you mention. Not ever fisherman out their is interested in killing a world record size fish. On the show "Hunt for the big fish" the host Larry Dalberg a highly respected fisherman caught a peacock bass that was 43 inches long and weighed over 30 pounds which he released alive. If a fisherman is way out in the jungles of the Amazon and the the closest certified scale is days away you may still opt out of keeping a world record size fish when you are on day 2 of a 7 day trip that cost 5000+ dollars and travel to get to this point. Again Larry is not interested in records but their may be some very good reasons why some one who catches a record size fish chooses not to go though the trouble to have it certified. Im just saying.........
Correct, I never said that there weren't larger fish "allegedly" measured.
I simply said, verified, in terms of photo image, so I guess you are right. Like I have already said, those speared dovii may be larger than the world record holder. They look every bit as big, but we don't know, for sure.
The key word is, "may", that is all I am saying.
Agreed, but I would think that if you are in the same area as all of the prior record caught dovii, and you are a fisherman. You are probably aware of the size capabilities of these fish, and if you catch a monster, you would at least take a picture. That being said, obviously that is not the case for everyone. But if we are being serious about estimating fish, and the fish I posted, is verified at 13 lbs and you compared it to these speared fish, would any of you guys say that the speared fish weigh more than double, of the fish I posted?
In conclusion, I am sure there are larger dovii than the one I posted, and some of the speared ones may, very well be larger.
Also, this debate started originally from "which is larger... dovii or umber", I have learned a lot about size capabilities of these fish, and while I am sure, the umbee probably get as large as dovii, I have never seen any the size of the fish you guys have posted here. Obviously that is just my opinion.
Next time i go i will bring a tape measure... No joke...
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