I could listen to you talk all day long!Please just talk about fish keeping all day!
@Okowa407
2 жыл бұрын
Goddamn what is that an Orca
@kishorekumar-km6bw
3 жыл бұрын
Wow thats what i call a perfect specimen of the species, Looks absolutely amazing.
@GuapoteMel
3 жыл бұрын
Yes he was quite a fish.
@philfx
12 жыл бұрын
What a brilliant 'Orator" of cichlids you are.... such an inspiration!
@cichmugs
9 жыл бұрын
i have to say you have an awesome dovii and umbee. to of the baddest cichlids ever. i had them both and miss them.
@R.C.DADDYHAWAII
2 жыл бұрын
That is a monster DOVI😅
@R.C.DADDYHAWAII
2 жыл бұрын
LOVE BOTH NEED TO FIND A BIG TANK. I live in Hawaii and can’t find any big tanks lmk if u know somewhere
@R.C.DADDYHAWAII
2 жыл бұрын
Umbees aint no joke bought a 12 inch umbee he killed everything
@smitty03281964
12 жыл бұрын
Mel I will never get enough of your post so keep at it and thanks for posting.
@mikemyk
9 жыл бұрын
nice fish. at what length do they start spawning? i have a dovii at around 6" can't tell the sex yet too since the color is not showing yet. I have 2 small umbees too.
@JoeyDavies777
3 жыл бұрын
Wow that Dovii was just like a giant head like you said in your video with Aquarium Co Op. he was a monster.
@GuapoteMel
3 жыл бұрын
Yes he was!
@Timtotto1
10 жыл бұрын
Love your Aquariums!
@WorldbelowZR1
12 жыл бұрын
gorgeous umbee pair!
@aussieh2k
12 жыл бұрын
tough fish mate,ur 1 cool dude,i got a young dovii in a tank alone,he did what u said took all the other cichlids out 1 by 1,i want to grow him big,i think his male cuase his got alot of colour green and blue and his starting to get good sized teeth.
@philipjabra5185
7 жыл бұрын
you are awesome Mel!
@GuapoteMel
7 жыл бұрын
Thanks!
@mcfly994
6 жыл бұрын
Mel, I’d like some of your wisdom with keeping Dovii. I’ve got some questions on how and when I should dwindle down my “pack” of Wolf Cichlids. I have 10 currently in my 220 with an easily visible dominant male and female. They are about 5” in length. The other 8 sub dominants are a fraction of their size/girth, about 3-4”. When should I thin the group down? More importantly, what should I keep? The obvious first choice is the dominant male/female. But the other options are those 2 + a couple more females. Those 2 + another sub dominant male/female. I’ve heard horror stories about the male killing the female so it wouldn’t be terrible to have a couple extra. Thoughts? Thanks Mel.
@GuapoteMel
6 жыл бұрын
I would keep the dominant pair in the 220 and add some dither fish -say convicts. Then I would keep the second best pair along with a third female in the biggest tank you have available also adding a few dither fish like convicts. Good luck!
@andy79yoda
11 жыл бұрын
Totally amazing!! Very inspiring, so would love a dovii pair! How old is the male Dovii??
@thefishproject
11 жыл бұрын
Oh man that Umbee is beautiful!
@R.C.DADDYHAWAII
2 жыл бұрын
Can u set up like a syphon to catch them?
@toddlauretteHabsforlife
9 жыл бұрын
Wow! Amazing Dovii! I am getting one on my birthday at the end of this month!! I can't wait!!! Very nice fish. I only have a 125 gallon right now, but the Dovii I am getting is like 2.5 inches, so he will be fine in the 125, I am looking now for something bigger, hard to find where I live, I will probably have to get it custom made! I have like six 60 gallon tanks, I am gonna sell a few of them off and get something bigger, I am hoping for a 400, once I get the bigger tank, I will get the other sex of Dovii, if I already have a male, I will get the female, or vice versa, anyway, great fish, I can't wait to get mine, nice job! 11 years eh? Incredible, that's older than a lot of dogs get! I have a male Red Devil right now, he's probably 11 inches, and he LOVES when I pet him, as soon as I open the tank, and he sees my hand hit the water, he B-lines for it right away, and he will just sit there while I pet him, he's like a pooch! I PROBABLY won't be able to do that with my Dovii, I like my fingers! lol, anyway, sorry I wrote too much! Just excited,
@FishingMystic
11 жыл бұрын
what size is that monster dovii? world record maybe?
@Jose1382
12 жыл бұрын
Awesome pair of Umbriferum. Is it the glare or does your male Umbee have a rosy coloration on it's cheeks? Either way you have a great collection of cichlids. Cheers
@briansfishtanks
12 жыл бұрын
Such cool fish!
@shamrock4life04
10 жыл бұрын
that fish is a rig! love the american cichlid character haha. just wondering if his belly is a little sunken? is this normal?
@49jabron49
7 жыл бұрын
Question is the Rainbow Cichlid a Amphibious Trimaculatus
@GreenLittleRobot
11 жыл бұрын
My question is do you have experience putting smaller umbees and doviis in that thousand gallon? Or are you making that assumption based on the personality of your particular dovii and umbee pair? Just wondering. Many fish keepers of both would agree with you, many would disagree. I have neither so i'm just wondering where your particular opinion stems from.
@otcfishkeeper5414
6 жыл бұрын
Wow, fantastic fish!
@marcoayhon
11 жыл бұрын
Mel is your dovii wild caught and.where did you get him
@marcoayhon
12 жыл бұрын
Mel love your videos from baltimore one of the most impressive tanks ive seen love your dovii i know you dont ship but if you can make it hsppen i would love a nice male dovii am a big fan man keep doing your videos and can you please sir make and update soon of all your tanks really apprecited if you can again thank you
@liamwalters5029
4 жыл бұрын
Watching this old video the depth of the dovii is really something a total monster
@GuapoteMel
4 жыл бұрын
Yes he was!
@awakenedanarchism4202
3 жыл бұрын
@@GuapoteMel Mel how long can a Dovii live in a aquarium?? I have some people say they can live up to 30 years, but most folks say between 12 to 15 years
@GuapoteMel
3 жыл бұрын
12 to 15 years is about right
@petercsigo3314
2 жыл бұрын
It's too bad some of these fish will never become your pets even though you love them so much.
@qguy1000
9 жыл бұрын
Speechless....
@rpgmomma8404
8 жыл бұрын
I knew they got big but wow!!!
@freestuffgood
10 жыл бұрын
thats a badass male dovii
@m72e592863
11 жыл бұрын
Nice tanks and nice fish. Do you build your own tanks?
@jedsmith6089
11 жыл бұрын
awesome PANFISH!!! I only hope that i too will be able to look back on my life and say "I sure am glad that i spent $200,000 on keeping PANFISH!!!" PANFISH are the coolest fishes ever!!!!! Your video has really made me regret keeping predatory catfish and gar and arowanas and polypterus and datnoides, and fire eels and knife fish. What I really want now is 20 flavors of the same type of fish
@stuartdon7940
11 жыл бұрын
Hi Mel, great cichlids. Have you ever kept ex-cichlasoma Beani and do you see them becoming available again? I am from scotland and we don't get the vast range of cichlids you get over in the states.
@jdofishtank6018
8 жыл бұрын
I just subbed, great channel, love your tanks, but you need a new camera, not because of the glare, you need HD.
@GuapoteMel
12 жыл бұрын
Yes he has a touch of rosy coloration - the female has more
@rottweiler376
7 жыл бұрын
is the dovii costa Rican, or Nicaraguan?
@GuapoteMel
7 жыл бұрын
A bit of both
@gua435
6 жыл бұрын
Is it a hybrid?
@GuapoteMel
6 жыл бұрын
No
@GuapoteMel
11 жыл бұрын
Sorry, I do not ship fish. You can get some from A Place For Pets, in Burien Washington. That is where most of my fry end up. Kevin (one of the owners) will ship fish anywhere...
@MrHoney2U
12 жыл бұрын
that dude is a beast
@AlejandroRodriguez-ru5kq
11 жыл бұрын
hey mel, you still have your grammodes? if so can you do an update!
@GuapoteMel
12 жыл бұрын
Yes locally only
@austin112577
18 күн бұрын
Do you have umbee fry you’ll part with
@GuapoteMel
18 күн бұрын
@@austin112577 Not raising fish anymore since I retired. No fry of any kind.
@BROOKLYNBEAST718
8 жыл бұрын
How do you find your clientele to buy your fries?
@GuapoteMel
8 жыл бұрын
I sell them to a locale fish store and a few locale folks who check in from time to time.
@dylanmiller1475
8 жыл бұрын
+BROOKLYNBEAST226 Most people like fries, if you make sandwhiches also then the clientele will find you.
@Jwhiser1302
11 жыл бұрын
Please do an update Mel.
@orandapower
7 жыл бұрын
this is an awsome fish and you have so much gigantic tank, how can you afford all of them?! :O. You are like... a legend to me, and one day, i hope i will have that many huge tanks... or at less one! I would do an amazone biotop with lots and lots of tetras and other small fish :P.
@GuapoteMel
7 жыл бұрын
Thanks he was a huge Dovii, the biggest I have ever had.I hope you get that big tank someday.
@johnathanmanx2655
8 жыл бұрын
sale and shipping any pairs???
@BestIeverhadisyou
6 жыл бұрын
what tank size for a single dovii?
@GuapoteMel
6 жыл бұрын
He was alone in a 600 gallon tank
@IMxFROMxDC
12 жыл бұрын
nice
@andreraul3267
Жыл бұрын
this dovii can kill a giant snakehead of the same size
@oceanmotion8454
10 жыл бұрын
Nice Dovii's :)
@AlejandroRodriguez-ru5kq
11 жыл бұрын
wow man you sure are cool....because i forgot gars make great wet pets....
@GuapoteMel
11 жыл бұрын
The male Dovii is about 11 years old.
@SoundSoCollective
10 жыл бұрын
Whoooaaaahhhh!!!!!!
@SpacejamsPR
12 жыл бұрын
dovii ruleeeeee
@artcarrasco9
7 жыл бұрын
not necessarily true about dovii and umbee dominance-umbees pretty much do the same thing as dovii, take out who they can and wait til they become bigger to take out fish larger than themselves
@imoffthegrid2158
8 жыл бұрын
If you're looking for a fish that won't be dominated by your Dovi , try a equal sized wolf fish. They won't be dominated by anything.
@kidtuber3407
8 жыл бұрын
wtf you must be newbie
@kidtuber3407
8 жыл бұрын
an equal sized fish will be killed or eyes poked the first day
@imoffthegrid2158
8 жыл бұрын
Dolgoon Namsrai With over 40 years active in the tropical fish trade and have breed dozens of African cichlids , including African catfish. I have also owned many predatory species including : African tiger fish , African pikes , vampire fish , snake heads , wolf fish and over a dozen types of pirhanas.
@imoffthegrid2158
8 жыл бұрын
Dolgoon Namsrai According to the Nat.Geo. / river monsters website . Hoplias Hoplias [wolf fish] can grow over 3 feet long and can nearly 100 pounds.They eat fish and all kinds of other animals. I have owned several and can tell you that they are extremely aggressive and have LARGE sharp teeth. I have seen then bit other large fish in half with one bit. No central/ south American cichlids could stand up to them .Only maybe a equally sized black Rhom piranha would have the weapons {teeth} to stand a chance.
@kidtuber3407
8 жыл бұрын
Like
@rickyramirez3283
7 жыл бұрын
i want one if you have one for sale
@marcoayhon
11 жыл бұрын
He's Smith respect your elders
@mrcoo86
10 жыл бұрын
hey do you sale to people local I am in Tacoma?
@GuapoteMel
11 жыл бұрын
No gave up on them, not much personality and not enough tank space for fish that are not interactive....
@squarenupe1753
10 жыл бұрын
If you ever want to sell and ship dovii email me
@judgeandthefamily4191
6 жыл бұрын
THat male is not pretty at all... but i bet he has alot of personality.
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