Umbee and Dovii true max size

Yup, this is one of those posts!

After admiring both species for years from afar, I recently picked up what I hope will turn out to be males of both species, and having done a tremendous amount of homework, there's something missing from my info base; the stats list the max size of a male Umbee at 30", and a male dovii at 36", but nowhere ont he web can I find any reason to believe either claim! By that I mean I have not seen any measured fish which come close to verifying these claims.

I have seen a measured 24" umbee, and a 25" dovii, but that's it. Are the max claims even based on factual recordings, or are they based solely on hearsay? Does anyone have pictorial evidence for the reasoning behind these max sizes?

(I know that there have been threads on this topic before, but those haven't led anywhere, and I am hoping that there may finally be some proof)

Drstrangelove said:

We have threads like this. The last one turned into a shouting match because someone wanted to challenge the sizes that people had posted to IGFA or other sites that record and document fish sizes.

What do you require for "proof." As I said the last guy found nothing was adequate.


http://www.monsterfishkeepers.com/f...46-Cichlid-average-size&p=6591845#post6591845

Here's a thread you might read as it covers both fish.

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Thanks Drstrangelove! IGFA records are good enough for me 'cause I know they verify all claims. If a guy simply showed a picture of his fish with a tape measure next to it, I'd be good with that too. I'm just curious because I've never seen either fish, even in sport fishing pics, at the maximum size stated my most of the aquarium sites.

Looks like the verified max for both is 32". Cool. (I promise no shouting, lol!)

Before anyone posts the question, yes, I have the capacity to keep them for life.