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Excellent thread by the way! Here are some pix of these monsters I've saved to my computer. I would love to catch one of these guys on the rod and reel someday! Truly monsters.

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honda237

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wow, thats all i can say. i would love to catch one of those...... or keep one that big. i want to own one of these, once i have enough room for one.
i know this is a picture thread but my question is, what would a minimum size tank for like the dovii? I've read 180g, but considering that they can reach over 20" i would think atleast a tank 72"x30"? sorry for the derail.
 

danny2875

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For ones those sizes in the pics, you will need at least a 600g.
 

balton777

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Rowlett, Tx
I often hear people say you can keep them in a 180g. Whatever, that's why you only see a handful of extra large Dovii, the others die long before they can ever attain max growth. Personally I think it's from beating themselves to death on the sides of the (too small) tank.


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Very nice as well. What's the claimed size of this barbarian?
Not sure....I can't remember.
 

balton777

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Let's not forget that Grammodes are guapotes. Here's one of Gani's (Ruck Fules) grammy pics. Only Chris (aka cchhcc) had a comparible one in size and awesomeness that I know of. BTW, is Gani out of the hobby? I saw some 'out of hobby' threads of his in the market forum. NM, I remember he recently bought some new Umbie....I guess once your in you can't get out lol.

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terd ferguson

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balton777;4459624; said:
Let's not forget that Grammodes are guapotes. Here's one of Gani's (Ruck Fules) grammy pics. Only Chris (aka cchhcc) had a comparible one in size and awesomeness that I know of. BTW, is Gani out of the hobby? I saw some 'out of hobby' threads of his in the market forum. NM, I remember he recently bought some new Umbie....I guess once your in you can't get out lol.

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I LOVE the grammodes and that is an awesome male! I had a nice male for a while, before I was brave enough to add a dovii to the community. Kind of a dovii substitution (dovii lite, lol) so to speak. Slow growers, but when you put in the time and effort, they turn out to be rulers!
 

NWatson

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balton777;4459624; said:
Let's not forget that Grammodes are guapotes. Here's one of Gani's (Ruck Fules) grammy pics. Only Chris (aka cchhcc) had a comparible one in size and awesomeness that I know of. BTW, is Gani out of the hobby? I saw some 'out of hobby' threads of his in the market forum. NM, I remember he recently bought some new Umbie....I guess once your in you can't get out lol.

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That is a beast. Best I have seen in a pic. Where are the rest of the monster guapotes.......they do not all have to be Dovii and Jags. What about the rest?
 
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