What is the biggest delhezi bichir you have ever seen?

[Kelly_Aquatics]

Hello just wondering what is the biggest del you have seen? at the store I bought mine from the owner told me he had a buddy who had a 17incher! he fished alot and at the end of the day would dump crawfish and minnows into the tank! also please post pics if you have them!!!!

Thanks!

 

[tlindsey]

Hello just wondering what is the biggest del you have seen? at the store I bought mine from the owner told me he had a buddy who had a 17incher! he fished alot and at the end of the day would dump crawfish and minnows into the tank! also please post pics if you have them!!!!

Thanks!

https://www.monsterfishkeepers.com/forums/threads/who-has-the-biggest-delhezi.592157/

 

[twentyleagues]

Mine is the biggest I've seen, a WC female a little over 13" atm. I haven't heard of them getting much bigger then 15, and that would be wild caught.
I don't have any good pics atm. I also have 2 males that are cb that are around 10" and haven't really grown much in the last year or so they are around 4 years old. Not sure how old the female is. I also have another in grow out no idea cb or WC probably cb but has great stripes and went from about 3/4" to 4-5" since I got "it" in Feb.

 

[rigby]

Here’s my 2 year old CB del that’s around 11.5”. I can never get a pic in time when she’s side by side with the measuring tape

 

[kno4te]

Think giseok jung had some large ones.

 

[giseok jung]

Think giseok jung had some large ones.

This one is biggest in my collection and also biggest del i'd ever seen.
40cm (15.7") and i'm raising her baby that she lay with another big WC male around 30cm.

 

[Kelly_Aquatics]

giseok jung how long did it take to reach that size?

 

[giseok jung]

It's my biggest CB around 38~39cm.
I bred her myself with big indonesian CB delhezi pair in 2016.



This one is mother of upper one and she is also big around 37cm, 6 years old now

 

[giseok jung]

giseok jung how long did it take to reach that size?

around 4~5 years since i got her for first time and she was 34cm back than

 

[Kelly_Aquatics]

giseok jung do you have any tips on how to get babys to eat more readily mine will only take the odd pellet or two also that platinum is sweet!