Ok. Thanks a lot for all the input. I have another one thats an inch smaller so Ill post it in about a month or so to see what you guys think about this one and that one then.
Help Me Sex my Dovii Please
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Ok. Thanks a lot for all the input. I have another one thats an inch smaller so Ill post it in about a month or so to see what you guys think about this one and that one then.
makes it easier to tell if you had a few more from the same spawn, the males are always bigger, gives you a comparative
Here are some old Dovii around the size of yours to compare the pics to...
In this pic the female is on the left, the male on the right. Both around 2"
Male was about 3" or so, female still at 2"
Less then a month later.. the male at bottom, female at top.
And finally the male around 3.5-4" and the female a little over 2"
In this pic the female is on the left, the male on the right. Both around 2"
Male was about 3" or so, female still at 2"
Less then a month later.. the male at bottom, female at top.
And finally the male around 3.5-4" and the female a little over 2"
reverse;2640196; said:
Mudfrog;2640279; said:
Nice! Thanks for the help. The one Im asking about was , by far, the biggest of 40 or so fry. Thats the whole reason I took her(?). She had every other one else cornered and hiding.
Thanks for the pics Mudfrog. Tremendous help with sexing of the other fry I have.
I had a female that I was convinced it was a male. It was the largest of the fry and the most colorful. She grew like a weed and it wasn't until she was around 5.5 - 6" and I could vent her that I realized it was a female.
If yours is indeed a female she should definitely be a fine specimen
If yours is indeed a female she should definitely be a fine specimen
Same thing here. I would always pick the largest and most dominate one in the bunch only to end up with a female. Where are you getting your Dovii from in NC? I had been going to Charlotte, Lumberton, and Fayetteville. Last month I ordered a male F1 Nicaraguan Dovii from Rapps. I am waiting until he grows some before I post anymore pics of him, but I will try and post some pics of my female from when she was around 3". She looked male until she reached 5".
I get them from a friends shop in Southport called Fish World Aquarium. He opened about 6 months ago and gets the majority of his stuff from Don Conkel.
He has some LARGE cichlids & oddball fish & fry of most everything...and a large room of African cichlids as well.
He has some LARGE cichlids & oddball fish & fry of most everything...and a large room of African cichlids as well.
Hey buddy, those pictures are awesome, looks like you figured soemthing out. I can even see the dovii's teeth.
uncwnells;2698773; said:
Yea man, the general consensus was that it was a female, so I got rid of her and got this stunning male to go in the tank:
