Newbie dovii owner help
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^I see the other guys have the tank size down already
Feed them a range of foods once they are 2-3+ inches but for now if he's smaller just use small pellets. I use hikari gold bio+ and new life spectrum as that is what I would suggest. Once large enough, I would feed him feeder fish (on occasion as they can carry diseases), insects like crickets, prawns, and other foods they eat in the wild. Dovii are a carnivorous and smart cichlid so treat them every now and then but keep them on pellets for the most part. In case this matters MAKE SURE he is pellet trained. The earlier the better.
As far as temperature goes just keep it in the 74-80 degrees Fahrenheit range but I keep mine at 78.
For filtration, make sure you gotta lot of it. In my 150, I'm running 2 fx6's in it. When I kept mine in a 55g when he was tiny, I had 2 emperor 400's on the back. These guys can be messy, but if your lucky, like me, yours won't eat his food like throwing chum in a fan then pooping it out having explosive diarrhea. Luck of the draw I guess. My point is whether they are messy or not, make sure your filters can handle 4x (at least) the size of your tank in gallons per hour as that's my rule of thumb.
Tank size, I'd say 220 for an adult. Mine is 5 inches so I can get away with a 150 but I'm upgrading before he reaches 9 inches. I recommend a 6x3x3 or somewhere in that range
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Feed them a range of foods once they are 2-3+ inches but for now if he's smaller just use small pellets. I use hikari gold bio+ and new life spectrum as that is what I would suggest. Once large enough, I would feed him feeder fish (on occasion as they can carry diseases), insects like crickets, prawns, and other foods they eat in the wild. Dovii are a carnivorous and smart cichlid so treat them every now and then but keep them on pellets for the most part. In case this matters MAKE SURE he is pellet trained. The earlier the better.
As far as temperature goes just keep it in the 74-80 degrees Fahrenheit range but I keep mine at 78.
For filtration, make sure you gotta lot of it. In my 150, I'm running 2 fx6's in it. When I kept mine in a 55g when he was tiny, I had 2 emperor 400's on the back. These guys can be messy, but if your lucky, like me, yours won't eat his food like throwing chum in a fan then pooping it out having explosive diarrhea. Luck of the draw I guess. My point is whether they are messy or not, make sure your filters can handle 4x (at least) the size of your tank in gallons per hour as that's my rule of thumb.
Tank size, I'd say 220 for an adult. Mine is 5 inches so I can get away with a 150 but I'm upgrading before he reaches 9 inches. I recommend a 6x3x3 or somewhere in that range
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For ph I keep mine at 6.5 to 7.5. Dovii aren't too picky but stay in that ballpark.
When small give them some cover to hide in like driftwood or fake plants. Have a little gravel or sand for that's what I recommend.
Hope this helps. Could you post some pics of him and the setup for now? Good luck and enjoy him!
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When small give them some cover to hide in like driftwood or fake plants. Have a little gravel or sand for that's what I recommend.
Hope this helps. Could you post some pics of him and the setup for now? Good luck and enjoy him!
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75 gallons is plenty of room for a juvi dovii and shouldn't be a problem for the first year as long as you keep up on water changes and perform them more frequently as he grows.
Also, as for dovii reaching 24" in captivity, you'd be hard pressed to find a specimen that legitimately pushes 20". While 300+ gallons would be ideal, the absolute minimum is a 6' x 2' 180 gallon tank.
Also, as for dovii reaching 24" in captivity, you'd be hard pressed to find a specimen that legitimately pushes 20". While 300+ gallons would be ideal, the absolute minimum is a 6' x 2' 180 gallon tank.
Thank you all for your help. I will keep Diablo in his tank until hes arround 7 inches.. now hes only 3 and ill upgrade the tank. I will get back with some pics with him and the setup ☺
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At three inches you cant be certain its a male... But you'll find out eventually
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a 180 gallon or even better, a 240 gallon should be given to a Dovii and POSSIBLY (if your dovii's a rare nice one) a tankmate or two.
Never kept Dovii, just watched the one in my LFS that's been traded into several stores in my area in the past 3 years.
