is a red belly on a saxatilis sveni a sign of female? i know the dark splotch but it doesnt have that (yet) is starting to have a black line through dorsal where my larger one im assuming is a male only has a small thin red stripe.
red belly?
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The girls have pink bellies . . .
(an old pic of one of my girls a few years ago, the pinks is mostly washed out by the flash)
Ray
(an old pic of one of my girls a few years ago, the pinks is mostly washed out by the flash)
Ray
awsome that row of black looks like mine, i was looking for one distinct spot but now i am completely psyched that i have a male and a female. nice fish and great pic.
Thanks 
Just give them a couple chunks(about 12" long) of 1.5" PVC tube - that's what all of my pikes have seemed to prefer at spawning time.
Good luck,
Ray
Just give them a couple chunks(about 12" long) of 1.5" PVC tube - that's what all of my pikes have seemed to prefer at spawning time.
Good luck,
Ray
perfect_prefect;2146132; said:
Black spot/blotch...
. Depends on the species what is going to be in the dorsal. But yesh, if it has a plump, red belly, chances are that its female. Hope yours DO pair up and breed for you! Sveni are some HOTT pikes!
the male is 5-6" and the female is only 3- 3 1/2" but he tolerates her pretty well got some clay pots a cinder block for hiding and a planter thats a couple inches tall and like 12x6 footprint that the male likes to lay down in. the convicts and little rd/midas seem to keep the male busy enough he hardly has time to notice her. hope they breed for me though once there big enough. how old/long do they usually need to be before they breed?
In the 7 to 8" range. Her belly will be fully red by then. You'll know when they are ready though...haha.
thanks peanut, you think a 90 will be big enough for the pair? throw 8-10 pieces of pvc and half a dozen convicts? or would they be alright with oscars and barred midas in a 10x5?