Dovii hot for my RD

[justpgraham]

Just sorted my tanks out with no pairs in them 3 weeks back, As i am fed up with aggression and breeding problems
I split my 12" RD from his female after collecting fry and my 11" Oscars are seperated . Just when i thought my tanks were peaceful and all were getting on my female 6" Dovii is going mad for my RD she is dancing in front of him and clearing space but he is a bit slower to take hint BUT is starting to get territorial in the same spot and chase smaller fish . The only thing keeping him in check is the Oscar but i can see me moving everything about again ! Dovii even got few bite marks where she has not taken hint ! But he is slowly getting there and as her tube lowering hell is coming to my tank!!!!!!
Hope they can wait few weeks as 400g coming and they are in 250g with others in 150g dont want to move them all again
No pics yet of pair but have both seperate in gallery guess i found out sex of my Dovii

 

[ceeej31]

just because the dovii is interested in breeding with the male RD, it doesn't mean the dovii is a female, same sex pairings in cichlids are more common than you would expect

 

[justpgraham]

Egg tube ! had enough cichlids breed to know difference when that lowers. Its not the full one yet but 2/3 rds i think . Have turned light out now and will prob move her in morning as the Karma in tank is being smashed at moment . If you get chance and can sex Dovii look in my album at her everyone said it was a she but ws hoping male myself