Cross your fingers.. Dovii pair ;)

[Mudfrog]

Well a little update.. they stay right around the little log cave in the middle of the tank. She usually stays at the entrance or in it and he swims around etc.. I don't think they have spawned yet but I'm not 100% positive. She rarely goes to her side anymore, she found a spot on his side that she likes to hide in if he gets aggressive.

They don't seem to be going through the courting phase anymore "tail slapping", etc.. so I don't know if that just means they accepted each other or what.

I'm going to do a water change either tonight or tomorrow and use a little bit cooler water to see if that triggers anything.

 

[Mudfrog]

Some more pics

 

[Dmaan.]

look at mudfrogs dovii go, sh*ts intense.

 

[le patron]

Well a little update.. they stay right around the little log cave in the middle of the tank. She usually stays at the entrance or in it and he swims around etc.. I don't think they have spawned yet but I'm not 100% positive. She rarely goes to her side anymore, she found a spot on his side that she likes to hide in if he gets aggressive.

They don't seem to be going through the courting phase anymore "tail slapping", etc.. so I don't know if that just means they accepted each other or what.

I'm going to do a water change either tonight or tomorrow and use a little bit cooler water to see if that triggers anything.

so theyre pretty much a pair! congrats!

 

[greenterra]

Looking good. Hope you have luck breeding them!

 

[House 64]

Boy.... he makes her look tiny!

 

[cchhcc]

Nice pair you've got there!

Dovii make some of the strongest pair bonds in the cichlid world, and yours seem to be on the way to a long life with thousands of babies!

 

[Mudfrog]

Thanks everyone! Every morning I wake up and rush to the tank to make sure she's ok

She's hanging out on her side of the divider this morning.

 

[Jakob]

Good luck muddy mate.

 

[Mudfrog]

I'm doing a water change as I type this.. the crazy thing is while I was draining the water she came out of her side went right up to him and started biting at him. They even locked lips a couple times. It was hilarious seeing those two lock lips. I'm filling it back up with a little cooler water so we shall see if that triggers anything. I also altered the decor just a tad to allow me to see under the log a little bit now.