180 Big enough or not ?

[seedubs1]

Yes. I can find internet "research" to prove that red=5.

I can also do relevent research from actual fish keepers on the subject.

And for the record, my tank is bigger than a 180. I'm a home owner, and make a good bit of money. I can get as big of a tank as I want, and I will not be keeping my Dovii in a 180. If you can afford it, and have the room, by all means, go bigger. It's great for the fish. But if not, a 180 is fine as long as you don't happen to get the 1% of Dovii that get as big as Mel's.

 

[aclockworkorange]

Maybe Mel's dovii got as big as it did because he actually houses it properly...

 

[seedubs1]

Maybe.....Do you have any evidence to back that up?

In my experience, growth has more to do with water conditions than tank size (barring being stupid with tank size). A bigger tank is obviously easier to keep water conditions good in, but with good rigorous maintenence, good water conditions can be achieved in a non-gargantuan tank.

 

[kosta]

If what you have is a 180 and you want a Dovi then go for it. BUt, I will tell with 100% certainty what is going to happen. 1) You are going kick your self for not getting a big enough tank and you will or2) you will be trying find a home for it, 3) It will ram itself into the tank either breaking the tank or killing itself.

DO NOT UNDER ANY CIRCUMSTANCES RELEASE IT IN THE WILD.

 

[RD.]

seedubs ....... from your previous discussion.

I have a 265g tank - 7' x 2' footprint and rehomed my former Dovii because I didn't think the tank would be big enough to hold him for life. Plus he was such a psychopath, after he shattered one of the glass lids, my wife became convinced he would bust the tank one day.

Balton's response was in fact referring to a single lone male.

People with systems that are on average too small to comfortably house a fish long term always seem to find a way to justify their decision. Or as a buddy of mine likes to say, you can't stop stupid.

 

[aclockworkorange]

Maybe.....Do you have any evidence to back that up?

Do you think it's a coincidence that one of the largest male dovii ever recorded in an aquarium is kept in a huge tank? How much evidence do you need?

 

[seedubs1]

Thanks for the insult RD. Glad to see we are keeping this a debate instead of getting personal.

Anyway, this will continue to be a debate as long as Dovii are kept in private aquaria. There's no convincing one side that the other side is correct. I recommend everyone do their own research to find out what it takes to keep one.

 

[RD.]

BTW - last time that I spoke with Chris (cchhcc) his dovii male was 22", and still growing. His tank is 1,000 gallons, but I'm sure that has nothing to do with its growth either.

 

[seedubs1]

Do you think it's a coincidence that one of the largest male dovii ever recorded in an aquarium is kept in a huge tank? How much evidence do you need?

He also has awesome water conditions. You can't seperate one from the other (tank size and water conditions). I'd need to see a statistical trial. I'm an engineer, it's what I do for a living. You just can't say that it's solely because he has a big tank. If he had raised it in a 240, who knows how big it would be.

 

[RD.]

Thanks for the insult RD. Glad to see we are keeping this a debate instead of getting personal.

That was a general comment, directed at the general population of people on this site who not only refuse good sound advice, but discount it with zero experience on their side.