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demjor19

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Since my previous male Dovii passed several months ago...I decided to get a new F1 Costa Rican fry. I have had him for about 2 months now and he's coming along very well! He's currently about 3" and is already developing excellent colors and a nice head! Here are some pics of when I first got him and some from a few days ago.

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Nice looking little guy, long way to go.

What happened to your previous fish?
 
Nice looking Dovii, great colors. Good luck with it.
 
reverse;3901017; said:
Nice looking little guy, long way to go.

What happened to your previous fish?


Thanks! I'm looking forward to what's ahead with this guy!

I came back from a weekend trip and found my old Dovii had what appeared to be some sort of bacterial infection in his face/head. His gills, face, and mouth were very swollen and red. I have no real idea what caused it, because the fish wasn't kept with any tankmates and water was always done 50% a week. He was very aggro, so I figured he may have smashed into the glass causing some sort of internal damage that became infected? Who knows? I was bummed though, as I had him for several years.
 
Looks nice just like mine....I also have a F1 Costa Rican. I bought 4 as fry, must have only been free swimmers for a couple weeks would be my guess. I have one male (that I kept) that is about 5" looks exactly like your male a little larger forehead....not a nuchal hump yet but looks like he will have a nice bulge there. Also have a female that is growing extremely slow. Keep us posted on the growth.
 
NWatson;3903199; said:
Looks nice just like mine....I also have a F1 Costa Rican. I bought 4 as fry, must have only been free swimmers for a couple weeks would be my guess. I have one male (that I kept) that is about 5" looks exactly like your male a little larger forehead....not a nuchal hump yet but looks like he will have a nice bulge there. Also have a female that is growing extremely slow. Keep us posted on the growth.


Thanks! Will do!
 
How big was your dovi that passed, at several years of age, he must have had some size to him.
 
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