Red Devil;457800; said:We have 4 red devils {all very similiar to the one pictured} and they are beautiful.. i have tried to sex them in the past but still not sure who is who..since at various times all seem to get a huge hump.. sometimes their humps become enormous and then seem to go back to normal. The only way to sex them would be by venting..and really breeding is not a concern right now... We have everyone of them in a separate tank by them self and two in a shared tank with screen divider.. My question is ..is it possible to get a large enough tank that they can be in together or will the fighting between them exist no matter what size tank their in? I just thought it would be awesome to do a tank of these 4 red devils.. but if their lives would be in jeopardy i would leave well enough alone or if i had to go to an extreme size tank it would be out of my reach right now as room is a factor.. i can add a 125 or 190..but after that size would not be able to get into the room..weak!!!!
johnptc;778919; said:ime the females are alot smaller in addition to the other clues,,,,,this helps the most if they all started as fry together.....
ps i have about 10 adults a few teenagers and 200 fry in the big tank together and they breed like crazy,,,,no fighting
johnptc;778964; said:not great pics but its still early.... also you can watch them on the tank cam.....john Thank you John ..they are great pics..so nice to see all those devils together in peace and harmony and breeding etc..your a true success at taking care of RD's.. they look so happy and your set up is so nice.. it was a great pleasure for me to see..thank you!!!![]()
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Red Devil;778988; said:johnptc;778964; said:not great pics but its still early.... also you can watch them on the tank cam.....john Thank you John ..they are great pics..so nice to see all those devils together in peace and harmony and breeding etc..your a true success at taking care of RD's.. they look so happy and your set up is so nice.. it was a great pleasure for me to see..thank you!!!![]()
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there is a big male (not pictured) who is the father or grandfather of all the red devils in the tank![]()
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fish head )'>;779003; said:I think liz just wanted to start a thread with "Red Devil with Red Devil question"! J/K
ummmm....I like the sound of: fish head with a fish head question.
I'll get to work on that.