TRUE MONSTER DOVII
- Thread starter SharptoothBass
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Not sure what to think of that huge head hump. Does that happen more in the wild? And is the larger hump kind of a dominant fish type thing with Dovii's?
Just think this is what a adult male dovii should look like LOL. Happens more in the wild because most tank dovii are not cared for well enough and kept long enough for it to happen. It is more so a eating good and healthy thing than it is a dominance thing although they have to be dominant to maintain the space and territory to eat good enough.
Almost all the big males ive seen have them, some bigger than others. The male in the video is a monster i have taken video of this tank before but he is usually in the back, yesterday he was patrolling the whole tank. Dont know if all the spawns were his but he stopped by every nest without and protest from the females it was awesome to watch. No fights but all the other big males just kinda moved out his way and he even made one of the pimas move along it was the first time i saw him this active.
Keep in mind that those fish are several years old and living in several thousand gallons of water at the National Zoo (in DC).
Matt
Matt