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fish growth rates

marv sherrill - 10-18-2010 at 05:17 PM

I saw this in the latest Chubasco from Vagabundos del Mar - a one pound bull Dorado was place in a warm water tank at Sea World and eight months later it weighted thirty-five pounds! Believe it or else....

BajaDanD - 10-18-2010 at 05:20 PM

Dorado are some of the fastest growing fish out there

Osprey - 10-18-2010 at 06:49 PM

In the open ocean, at times, during it's life, the dorado grows by 10% of if's body weight PER DAY. Add that up >>>> first day, 1 pound, second day 1.1 pound, third day 1.21 pounds....just reverse the Weight Watchers formula. A 30 pound bull dorado can be under 2 years old.

Skipjack Joe - 10-18-2010 at 06:56 PM

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Originally posted by marv sherrill
I saw this in the latest Chubasco from Vagabundos del Mar - a one pound bull Dorado was place in a warm water tank at Sea World and eight months later it weighted thirty-five pounds! Believe it or else....


Also happens to some guys after marriage.

Cypress - 10-19-2010 at 05:54 AM

Wonder what they were fed and how much to attain that weight? Now all they have to do is isolate the growth gene, then......

TMW - 10-19-2010 at 08:54 AM

I once read in a fishing magizine that catfish in a catfish farm gains 1lb for each pound of feed it's fed. It was a comparison used relating to different farm animals and feed cost. This was several years ago when catfish farms were taking off.

[Edited on 10-19-2010 by TW]

Cypress - 10-19-2010 at 09:01 AM

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Originally posted by TW
I once read in a fishing magizine that catfish in a catfish farm gains 1lb for each pound of feed it's fed.

That's an efficient use of feed. Dorado must be right up there with 'em.

woody with a view - 10-19-2010 at 09:07 AM

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Originally posted by Skipjack Joe
Quote:
Originally posted by marv sherrill
I saw this in the latest Chubasco from Vagabundos del Mar - a one pound bull Dorado was place in a warm water tank at Sea World and eight months later it weighted thirty-five pounds! Believe it or else....


Also happens to some guys after marriage.


and we've never even met, uncanny!:lol:

sancho - 10-19-2010 at 10:36 AM

I believe a dorado has about a 5 yr
life span. I was camped at Muertos Bay
so. east of La Paz yrs. back, a free diver
from one of those So Cal based clubs,
brought in some kind of Grouper which he said
the age could be read off the scales similar
to ageing a tree, the fish was 35 yrs old,
same as me at the time, I didn't feel good
about that. This fish swimming around
Ceralvo Isle for yrs. The black sea bass of 300 #
may be 75 yrs old