aymenz Posted September 22, 2011 Share Posted September 22, 2011 Hi Guys, I have a pair of Black Calvus, they never sit together, each one is taking an opposite place in the tank, the female 1st starting attacking the male and then the male turned the table around and started with the show... The male is about 6-7cm and the female is slightly smaller... So can I please understand what this is all about? here are a couple of pics for illustration: TIA Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Todd Posted September 22, 2011 Share Posted September 22, 2011 I'd say they are lip locking. it is a method of fighting for dominance that cichlids use, and supposedly it rarely ends in any damage. i have had it happen to bolivian rams before. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
aymenz Posted September 23, 2011 Author Share Posted September 23, 2011 Thx mate, will they breed after determining who is the dominant of the two? I haven't kept tangs before, so very basic when it comes to their behavior. Cheers, Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Todd Posted September 23, 2011 Share Posted September 23, 2011 umm im not sure. my whites are only small at the moment so i don't know myself. im sure someone else can help you further. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rowie Posted September 23, 2011 Share Posted September 23, 2011 How are you mate They are definately lip locking If the pair in question are the same age the female should be alot smaller with a more bullet like shape where the male has a more straight up fore head or turn them upside down and vent sex them i did this with my harem and was surprised how easy they are to vent the females vent like all species is alot larger than the males Alot of people sell pairs of calvus without actually knowing there a pair they just assume the smaller fish are female which isnt always the case your best bet is to vent sex them Cheers rowie Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Link2Hell Posted September 23, 2011 Share Posted September 23, 2011 a better pic would help but I agree with Rowie looks like 2 boys in those pics you have don't remember seeing any Alto's I've had other than males hook up like that females usually turn side on and curl their body to show the male subdominance Chris Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cooder Posted September 23, 2011 Share Posted September 23, 2011 I cant actually see the images but from what it sounds like they are males going at it! females are more bullet shaped, the males will have a larger nuchal hump on there heads, which makes there head have a steeper slope. females also have alot larger, longer vents, even when not in breeding condition. shouldnt be too hard to vent them. I have a calvus harem... there is no exact pair and the male can be mean to all of them but he breeds with any of the three, and actually just got 60+ fry this morning. I dont see any pair behaviour between them, unless the female wants to breed. Anyway, Hope this helps... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Colfish Posted September 23, 2011 Share Posted September 23, 2011 from what i can see of the pics?, i'll have $10 on 2 males Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
benno Posted September 24, 2011 Share Posted September 24, 2011 great looking fish though mate, love the look of them Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LithoMan Posted September 25, 2011 Share Posted September 25, 2011 totally different question do you have shells in there or places they can hide - breed - hang out on oppiste sides of the tank "? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
aymenz Posted September 26, 2011 Author Share Posted September 26, 2011 Yep I do, but these what actually caused the fish to die... My Older BIL (The guy who purchased the fish) went to Cabaritta and collected some shells from there, did not boil them or treat them in any way, just washed them and placed them in the tank.... The fish along with a pair of Princess Brichardi, 1 pair of Multis all juvies, and a colony of crimson tides consisting of 2 males and 4 females.... were all fine for the 1st 2 days. then a white spot outbreak took place which caused the crimson tides to die one after the other even though extensive treatment was provided, the Calvus were then moved to a quarantine tank to avoid them getting the white spots but then his younger brother did not like them there so moved them to the 3ft and killed them, as for the multies and brichardis, the brichardis are safe in my tank with the malaiws and the multies are in my gow up tank with the crimson tide fry.... Boiled the shells and the multies are loving them.... Really sad to see the Calvus (Excellent Quality Fish) dying and couldn't do a thing about it... I believe the seller is a user on this forum as well but do not know the username... Thumbs up to him, excellent quality fish mate if you are hearing me... Cheers. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
caple_666 Posted September 27, 2011 Share Posted September 27, 2011 hey mate i have to pairs of black calvus and my two males lip lock all the time but i have never seen him do it with the female she just turns side on and curls up ( as said by link2hell). in saying that im sorry to say but i think u hav to males. good luck anyway mate cheers daniel Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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