Sexing my Dovii

[fiire]

Hi everyone, I am unsure about the sex of my Dovii, it was sold to me as a male but I believe it is a female now that it is larger (9.5").

From visual inspection it has a protrusion coming from the hole near the anal fin. I have attached some photos but it is hard to see.

 

[dan518]

Female, nice looking one at that

 

[Lawlboom]

Yep, looks female.

 

[hooliganATV]

+1 on female and she is stunning

 

[justarn]

Very nice female, guessing you wanted a male?
Are Dovii easy to come by down under?

 

[Frank Castle]

I can never tell if it's the male phallus protruding or an ovipositor ......

 

[fiire]

Thanks everyone!

justarn most our Dovii are bred by aquarists here, if you're looking at wc Dovii yes they are hard to come by

 

[MP_cichlid]

doesn't look like a dovii to me, looks like you have a RTM or a loiselle

 

[MP_cichlid]

definetely not a dovii the more and more i look

 

[fiire]

doesn't look like a dovii to me, looks like you have a RTM or a loiselle

I definitely agree it looks abit like a loiselle, however thats weird because I've never seen them in Australia. Wonder what everyone else thinks