Is my dovii male or female

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Dovii afe sometimes hard to sex.. I have one some people swore was a male and some a female.. He is about 6-1/2 inches now and is definatly a male.. Mine didnt have spots over the lateral line at all until he was around 5-1/2" but now has alot of spots everywhere and his fins have blued up alot.. You just have to wait imo.
 
Tim50 said:
Dovii afe sometimes hard to sex.. I have one some people swore was a male and some a female.. He is about 6-1/2 inches now and is definatly a male.. Mine didnt have spots over the lateral line at all until he was around 5-1/2" but now has alot of spots everywhere and his fins have blued up alot.. You just have to wait imo.
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Yeah from looking around at posts I'm stating to see that. So idk how fish stores act like they are so sure if it's a male or female
 
So he is definitely a boy and I found him a gal they are getting along good right now so I have high hopes. They look so good I'm excited :)

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Ok so now the female is picking on the male she makes him stay at the top of the tank. She hasnt done any dmg to him at all though. I have the means to separate them but should I wait and see if they work it out since neither fish is hurt or separate them for a bit and try agian later? Idk lol
 
I'd recommend a divider or separating them if there's obvious aggression. Dovii are nasty, and it doesn't take more than a few minutes alone to have unfortunate circumstances with more than one in a tank.

You could divide them in the same tank, then when you're home to observe, allow them in the same area for a period of time each day and see if they start to come around. Otherwise, you're just hoping nothing bad happens if you leave them together without watching.
 
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