Ive seen some monsters well over 2' long, approaching 3' and had to be 15"
thick. They can get to be pretty big fish considering they can live in
captivity for up supposedly 50 plus years and are absolute pigs when it
comes to eating.

D

"Robin" wrote in message
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This week my step daddy had a heart cath that turned into a
quadruple bypass, so I spent a little time visiting
Providence Hospital in Mobile, AL. They have a little man
made river that runs through part of the complex. There is
a section that runs under a walkthrough on the third floor,
and adjacent to a sitting area outside the cafeteria; where
they keep koi and brim. I could tell the koi were huge from
the third floor, but when I had lunch and got to see them up
close it was amazing. These guys had to be at least 18"
long and 14" around. People were feeding them crackers, and
there were some that could take saltines whole.

Robin