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| Posted | Abit of help on Convicts pleaseeee |
| 02-05-2007 11:40 by Woz |
Right, i have three in my tank, i thought they were all females, now theyve started digging around, acting as if they are going to breed, the one doing the majority of digging has orange on it though, but has a different shapped dorsal fin to the rest, his or hers is points wheresas the others aren't. Can someone confirm if males do have orange or them or is it just females as im unsure of its sex |
| 02-05-2007 12:16 by saz |
Males usually have darker stripes and more pointed fins, the females have a more pink belly and are more round bodied. |
| 02-05-2007 12:21 by Woz |
it definately has darker stripes but also has orange or it n tints of blue, which i thought was more female....it also does have more pointed fins im confused |
| 02-05-2007 12:22 by PaddyD |
sounds like your fish is as well!
It is known for 2 females to pair up occasionally and lay eggs. |
| 02-05-2007 13:41 by Woz |
haha paddy i had to read that a couple of times to get it  but ive heard that before |
| 02-05-2007 17:40 by telboy |
males are much bigger,darker + have pointed/longer fins...females are smaller,shorter less pointed fins + when in breeding condition have orangey/red blue flashes to their stomach/flanks... both will dig pits at any time but more so when ready to spawn,the male normally does all the chasing + showing off |
| 02-05-2007 17:59 by Woz |
cheers telboy, i think it might be a tranny or something cos im still stuck |
| 03-05-2007 11:39 by mollie73 |
doesn't matter whether its man, animal or fish then...the male always does the chasing and showing off!!   |
| 03-05-2007 12:49 by Woz |
haha mollie.....i find it to be the other way round |
| 19-10-2007 20:33 by Woz |
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