Michael Posted November 27, 2003 Share Posted November 27, 2003 How'dy Everyone Well i have a 32cm dovii male...and i have been looking for a female for him for a while..but what i wont to know is if i got a female for him...would they go ok with each other..? Thanks Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alex Posted November 27, 2003 Share Posted November 27, 2003 It is hard to say. All dovii vary from individual to individual. Its all trial and error, your best bet is to put her in maybe redecorate the tank then add her or do it at night. have a spare tank or divider ready. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Michael Posted November 27, 2003 Author Share Posted November 27, 2003 Thanks Alex..yeah i have a divider ready..lets hope i dont need to use it tho.. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mr_Puddlesworth Posted November 27, 2003 Share Posted November 27, 2003 just make sure you have a log or cave area where the smaller female can hide in if the male gets too aggressive for her. With big cichlids like yours i have seen an incomplete divider made out of a milk crate sitting upsidedown on the gravel with a hole large enough for the female to enter. If you dont mind the asthetics of it its cheap as and works. You will need a pretty big female and I wouldn't risk taking the chance that if he snaps you will be around to quickly put the divider in-it wont take him long to do lethal damage. I had the problem with my jags that the male was too aggressive for the female and she would end up swimming in the top corner of the tank wishing she was anywhere else. I divided the tank and let them stew for a week. they spent the whole time courting through the divider. I took the divider out, placed a pot in the tank and an hour later had eggs and the female was standing her ground. Its all about foreplay :lol: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Michael Posted November 28, 2003 Author Share Posted November 28, 2003 Thanks very much Mr_Puddlesworth. Yeah i have some PVC pipes in there Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Exiledonmainstreet Posted November 29, 2003 Share Posted November 29, 2003 I know it doesn't help now, but in the future it would be best to introduce them simultaneously. This does not guarantee success, but does give you a good leg up on it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dragon_Lord_Tia Posted December 8, 2003 Share Posted December 8, 2003 if your planing on breeding them i suggest you breed them through a divider cause if he wants she will be dead in 1/2 and hour Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alex Posted December 9, 2003 Share Posted December 9, 2003 I think dovii are over-rated when it comes to aggression at breeding time, towards each other that is.I have had 3 breeding pairs. I recently sold one. But now have a new one which are siblings so i will be selling the male and keeping the female. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Michael Posted December 10, 2003 Author Share Posted December 10, 2003 Thanks guys....I will see how it goes i am getting a female this weekend around the same size. Cheers Michael Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stripes Posted December 12, 2003 Share Posted December 12, 2003 firstlly you would need at leat a 180 gal tank with plently of hiding spots, if you wanted them to breed sucsessfully, maybe try adding some dither fish Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
reesy1 Posted December 12, 2003 Share Posted December 12, 2003 Would hate too be those dither fish "feeders" :D . I like dovii definately a fish i will be getting in the future once the missus comes around and i can add to my tanks. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Peter_Gun_Riff Posted January 10, 2004 Share Posted January 10, 2004 i saw a dovii kill a texas in 1 minute as a LFS the problem was i was buying the texas Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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