is this dovii

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Jonnyakawombell

Jonnyakawombell

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hello been having real trouble getting dovii in England got this one from london bought it as a male it has lots of blue on its fins and blue spots on its face which look yellow in the pics for some reason just want to no what you guys think as ive been robbed far to many times just to assume its dovii(though it does look exactly like the pics you guys uploaded on my previous links)just like to no if it is dovii and weather its male or female, its only small 8-10cm hope that helps, thanks any help would be much appriceated

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Yes, dovii. The green sheen on the the anal fin and black splotches give it away. It has a nice set of teeth already.

As far as sexing this individual, it may be too young to do so, but an expert may be able to tell you.
 
the reason the guy at the shop said it was a male was it had blue spots on it face which females dont get ( you cant see them in pics they look yellow for some reason) is what he said true
 
I havent found that to be true (blue spots in the face), but spots in the unpaired fins is a pretty good indicator of a male. Glad to see you FINALLY got what you have been wanting...it looks male to me but still too little to tell accurately from just viewing it in pics (for me anyways).
 
Jonnyakawombell;4497002; said:
the reason the guy at the shop said it was a male was it had blue spots on it face which females dont get ( you cant see them in pics they look yellow for some reason) is what he said true
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You can't tell by coloring and patterns on gill plates at that size. Females can get a lot of color on the fins, mouth and gill plats. As VRWC stated the spotting is the best way. At that size though it can still be tricky. The coloring is a sure thing by 5" or so by that time there should be no doubt anyway. There is a small amount of spotting but females can get a small amount also. I would lean towards a female....time will tell.
 
he/she has lots of spots on the unpaired fins which the pics dont show to well ill try and get some better pics of the fins to see if you dudes can sex it from what you guys are saying i think its male but i need to be sure so i can start hunting for the opposite sex as they will be getting there own tank when they get a little bigger.thanks for all the help so far. pics will follow soon
 
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