23Skidoo Posted January 14, 2004 Share Posted January 14, 2004 Well i've had them for a few months nows and the bubs are starting to show a bit of colour difference, the majority still have the basic juvenile colours, but two of the largest seem to lose their stripe occasionally, one of them very rarely has the stripe, and is getting a blue tinge to his flanks. Am i right to assume this is a male? Is there any definative way to I.D males and females, as i was planning to trade a few for some fresh blood and i'd like to know what i'm trading and what i'm trading for. Any ideas at all, Thanks Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DFishkeeper Posted January 14, 2004 Share Posted January 14, 2004 You can identify the dominant male/s by observing the colony, even at quite a small size (4cm or so). The dominant male/s will hold a small territory, drop their stripes & be aggressive towards the other fish. Unfortunately, as soon as you put a net near the tank, the stripe will reappear and they will all look the same again. It sounds like the one you mention with the blue tinge is probably the dominant male. Cheers, Doug Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
23Skidoo Posted January 16, 2004 Author Share Posted January 16, 2004 They're in a 4 foota atm will Dimi's kill any other male Dimi's in the tank, i'm used to Americans and they are strict pair formers, whats their aggression like among themselves? They share the tank with a m and f Red-shoulder peacock Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ViS Posted January 16, 2004 Share Posted January 16, 2004 How big are they? I had 20 dimis (small adults about 8-14cm) in a 6x2x2 and there was never a sign of aggression from any of them. In fact, none of the dimis I've ever owned have had their fins shredded at all. They are very hard to vent sex, even when 10+cm (just ask Anita ). Basically you have to wait until they spawn, or wait until they get to a decent size (or the males turn blue!) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
23Skidoo Posted January 16, 2004 Author Share Posted January 16, 2004 Thanks Andy, mine are almost up to the 8cm mark, with the dominant one just on that (its a guess) I was just concerned that i might lose a few through fighting before i could be sure of the sexes. But it's pretty much what i thought. Thanks all! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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