My dovii... advice

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at7447

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Hi everyone i'm new to this forum and thought i would post a picture of my dovii. He is currently in a 300g with a couple of catfish. Everything else i throw in there has been killed. I have driftwood, pots but they don't seen to be enough. He is a solid 14" with great personality. Any suggestions on what I could put in with him and how i could introduce them to the tank?

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How about some nice inanimate objects for him to play with? I don't think you're going to get much in there unless you get really lucky and he allows a female in with him.
 
yeah its hard enough getting a male to tolerate a female let alone other cichlids, try to add some large silver dollars and see if that works to add more movement to the tank but i think thats about all you would have a chance of having work (even that is a big maybe though since he is already that huge)
 
You'll be lucky!:ROFL:

Had mine which is about 10" in a 400G pond and he would still harass EVERYTHING, and not small fish either I'm talking 24"+ Cats here.

He did spawn twice with the female mind, but she was already in there to begin with.

Terrific fish.
 
I know it seems like alot of wasted space with one 14" dovii in a 300g but people are right it's very tough to have other cichlids with a male thats already grown that much. If your going to get a female for him get one that is at least 10 inch already or grow one out.
 
at7447;4279774; said:
Hi everyone i'm new to this forum and thought i would post a picture of my dovii. He is currently in a 300g with a couple of catfish. Everything else i throw in there has been killed. I have driftwood, pots but they don't seen to be enough. He is a solid 14" with great personality. Any suggestions on what I could put in with him and how i could introduce them to the tank?
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At 14 inches, there is really nothing you can introduce that will possibly live, unless you do the breeding setup thing with a partition(but that is a whole other plan).........Then again you have him in a 300g......Dump some females inthere....Purchase half a dozen juvenile Dovii from http://tangledupincichlids.com and let them pair up with your big boy.......Try floating ping pong balls.....I know Oscars that play ping pong balls all day.......Or you can try placing a mirror next to his tank for a couple hours every day.........A 300g showcase setup made for a DOvvii is Awsome, he SPOILED...........
 
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