quick dovii question

[Jason_S]

In a 75 or 125 gallon growout tank with weekly 40-50% water changes and varied diet...approximately, on average, how long could I expect it to take a male or female dovii to go from ~3" to 12"?

thanks

ps..I know there are all kinds of variables that go into fish growth...I'm just looking for an estimation

 

[---XR---]

(1.5- 2 years) i'd say.

 

[Jason_S]

(1.5- 2 years) i'd say.

Really? I thought they grew a lot faster than that

 

[LowCel]

Really? I thought they grew a lot faster than that

Me too, I thought they grew approximately an inch a month for the first year.

 

[demjor19]

Me too, I thought they grew approximately an inch a month for the first year.

Nope. They grow pretty slow. I have had mine in a 75 for about a year and he is around 11" now from the 3" I bought him at.

Edit: My Dovii was raised by himself and had (2) weekly 50% water changes. He was also fed a varied diet of NLS, Omega1, Hikari, and raw shrimp. This was as fast as I could get mine to grow.

 

[cchhcc]

I'd say 12-18 months based on my own experiences. If the fish is alone and can hog all the food and gets perfect water, somewhere near the lower end of that estimate.

 

[LowCel]

Nope. They grow pretty slow. I have had mine in a 75 for about a year and he is around 11" now from the 3" I bought him at.

Edit: My Dovii was raised by himself and had (2) weekly 50% water changes. He was also fed a varied diet of NLS, Omega1, Hikari, and raw shrimp. This was as fast as I could get mine to grow.

That's not a bad growth rate. I'm hoping mine grow about the same in the 210 with just two males and two females until they pair up.

 

[LowCel]

About how big are they when they start developing the attitude they are so famous for?

 

[demjor19]

That's not a bad growth rate. I'm hoping mine grow about the same in the 210 with just two males and two females until they pair up.

For a cichlid it's not bad growth, but it's a long shot from the 1" per month that somebody before me posted. Mine has been growing at about 1/2" per month.

 

[demjor19]

About how big are they when they start developing the attitude they are so famous for?

Mine was insane from about 4" on...and it is only getting worse with size! They are all different though!