Largest dovii in private aquaria?

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awesome fish. JohnPTC has an absolute MONSTER in his 10k gallon tank :)
 
Damn that is a beautiful dovii. Sort of an odd question but do you have any idea how old he is?
 
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!
 
LowCel;3813330; said:
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.... "
 
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.
 
reverse;3813460; said:
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. :D
 
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