Largest dovii in private aquaria?

[jcardona1]

awesome fish. JohnPTC has an absolute MONSTER in his 10k gallon tank

 

[LowCel]

Damn that is a beautiful dovii. Sort of an odd question but do you have any idea how old he is?

 

[jworth]

I saw a roughly 15" male today in person and woooow!!! I have a total new appreciation for Dovii especially large ones. great thread guys!

 

[armac]

Damn that is a beautiful dovii. Sort of an odd question but do you have any idea how old he is?

I asked mel he said "He is in the 6 to 8 year old range and he is by far the largest Dovii I have personally seen and I have seen and raised quite a few. His dad was about 22 inches when he passed years ago.... "

 

[flowerpower]

not in the aquarium i know but these are some stunning wild caught specimens. but warning some of them are not returned to the water so watch at own risk......

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kvRfDb-5sSU

Damn, I need a bigger tank!

 

[Aridd]

wow, wish i could have made it up there to see it.

 

[Modest_Man]

I swear to God, we spent about 30 minutes trying to get his size down, and the consensus was 18-20". Might be slightly conservative. He goes from my elbow to the tip of my fingertips, maybe just past. I literally just measued my freaking arm, and it's right around 20". So he could be up to 22" TOPS. He's a good 6-7" tall and 3" thick, I'd guess he weighs in at over 7lbs. I'd love to say he's bigger (he certainly seems larger in person) but I don't think he is.

 

[dmopar74]

yeah i dont think over 20", and thats a push.

 

[LowCel]

I asked mel he said "He is in the 6 to 8 year old range and he is by far the largest Dovii I have personally seen and I have seen and raised quite a few. His dad was about 22 inches when he passed years ago.... "

Thank ya. Looks like mine will be growing for a while.

 

[fishluvr]

now thats a DOVII........what a nice looking fish>>>>hows his teeth looking