bidkev Posted May 24, 2011 Report Share Posted May 24, 2011 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
__CAV__ Posted May 24, 2011 Report Share Posted May 24, 2011 wow thats one.... i mean two nice looking dovii is the one in the top pic a girl? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sarah1234 Posted May 24, 2011 Report Share Posted May 24, 2011 want want want want Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
QueenslandeR Posted May 24, 2011 Report Share Posted May 24, 2011 expected to see wolften with his mate... so disappointed kev Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bogan8r Posted May 24, 2011 Report Share Posted May 24, 2011 man thats an epic dovii Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kane123 Posted May 24, 2011 Report Share Posted May 24, 2011 nice fish, how bigs the tank their in??? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bidkev Posted May 24, 2011 Author Report Share Posted May 24, 2011 (edited) Cav...............I rather think it's a male although sometimes it colours up like some females. The dots above and below the lateral line usually signify male as does the commencement of a nuchal hump, although I haven't seen a male as deep in the body before.........males tend to be slender like the lower of the two. It's also twice the size of the other despite them being the same age. I thought at first it was a female but now I'm leaning towards male................although it's anyone's guess till it's bigger. I've seen females marked like this and it seems to change, depending on it's mood. kane..............They're in a 8x2x2 along with one big male marbled Fenny, female Jag, female festae, and female cuban. there was a Tex and a polleni in there early on but the cuban saw 'em off............things seemed to have settled down for now. Another shot Edited May 24, 2011 by bidkev Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chappo Posted May 24, 2011 Report Share Posted May 24, 2011 BTW nice big DOVI at pine rivers aquarium atm cant remember the price, but has some nice big threaders in its mouth. ! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kane123 Posted May 24, 2011 Report Share Posted May 24, 2011 thats awesome, any chance of a whle tank shot? (or is their one somewhere already) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DVS969 Posted May 24, 2011 Report Share Posted May 24, 2011 whats the size of the bigger one, I can make a decision on the sex. time will tell. The bottom one looks to be male too. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bidkev Posted May 24, 2011 Author Report Share Posted May 24, 2011 thats awesome, any chance of a whle tank shot? (or is their one somewhere already) It's very difficult to get the whole 8ft into one shot. I can use a wide angle but that just makes it look smaller as a wide angle lens throws the image further back. I've also got tanks on the wall opposite which reflect into the 8 footer..........but I'm working on it........watch this space. kev Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bidkev Posted May 25, 2011 Author Report Share Posted May 25, 2011 thats awesome, any chance of a whle tank shot? (or is their one somewhere already) Had a go this arvo. It's up in the full tank shot thread kev Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bidkev Posted May 25, 2011 Author Report Share Posted May 25, 2011 whats the size of the bigger one, I can make a decision on the sex. time will tell. The bottom one looks to be male too. There ya go.............side by side. The one on the right is 20cms and the one on the left 15cms, both the same age Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bidkev Posted May 31, 2011 Author Report Share Posted May 31, 2011 Well that's that sorted. The brighter one of the two is the female....................she's laying right now. kev Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
__CAV__ Posted May 31, 2011 Report Share Posted May 31, 2011 so i was right. id be holding onto her kev, shes definetely one of the nicer ones ive seen. good luck with their spawn Cav Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DVS969 Posted June 1, 2011 Report Share Posted June 1, 2011 Hell yeah, Real nice Female mate, Wouldn't mind a male out of her batch Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bidkev Posted June 1, 2011 Author Report Share Posted June 1, 2011 She's struggling atm The bloody fenny is twice her size and sat right above her whilst the male has buggered off up the other end of the tank. the female cuban has took a battering from someone though..............I fear the worst for tomorrow. May have to get ém their own tank. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fishbee Posted June 1, 2011 Report Share Posted June 1, 2011 i told you kev, americans are not friendly towards each other the moment one of them releasing their hormones. do you have any dithers in the tank? the most i had was 4 breeding pairs of different americans bred at the same time in the 7ftr. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
greenterra Posted June 2, 2011 Report Share Posted June 2, 2011 She is definitely a nice specimen Kev. Hope the cuban recovers for ya. You have to love the spontaneous aggression of Americans though. I gave up keeping females in community tanks years ago as it is just a recipe for aggression sooner or later. It is hard enough at times just with the males. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bidkev Posted June 2, 2011 Author Report Share Posted June 2, 2011 She is definitely a nice specimen Kev. Hope the cuban recovers for ya. You have to love the spontaneous aggression of Americans though. I gave up keeping females in community tanks years ago as it is just a recipe for aggression sooner or later. It is hard enough at times just with the males. I agree Brent, and if I'd have know their sex at the time, I wouldn't have put 'em in there..................dovii and jags ain't easy to sex when they're small............I thought I had all females apart for the riv. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bidkev Posted June 2, 2011 Author Report Share Posted June 2, 2011 She is definitely a nice specimen Kev. Hope the cuban recovers for ya. You have to love the spontaneous aggression of Americans though. I gave up keeping females in community tanks years ago as it is just a recipe for aggression sooner or later. It is hard enough at times just with the males. No dithers mate. The last ones got swallows by the Jag and it took me over a week to get her back on pellets Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
greenterra Posted June 3, 2011 Report Share Posted June 3, 2011 I agree Brent, and if I'd have know their sex at the time, I wouldn't have put 'em in there..................dovii and jags ain't easy to sex when they're small............I thought I had all females apart for the riv. True that Kev. Parachromis are definitely on the harder side when small. I find it helps to increase the odds by venting. I have had several times in the past where I would have bought a fish thinking it was male by looking at it but venting it before purchasing has proved otherwise. Some sellers though don't seem to appreciate the hassle of this process. Needless to say that is an automatic end to the sale. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
