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Namn8r
Mon Jul 03, 2006, 05:37 AM
Any ideas? These pics are of my solid cobalt, snakeskin and Golden Pigeon. The SS and Golden Pigeon are constantly Pecking at each other and tail beating, the SS usually wins and chases the Pigeon away.
Namn8r
Mon Jul 03, 2006, 05:50 AM
Golden pigeon
Namn8r
Mon Jul 03, 2006, 05:51 AM
oops i meant snake skin
Namn8r
Mon Jul 03, 2006, 05:51 AM
Golden pigeon
Namn8r
Mon Jul 03, 2006, 05:52 AM
Solid cobalt
nicholas76
Mon Jul 03, 2006, 05:53 AM
nice fish!

still to young to tell and its pretty hard from that distance / angle.
DR.V
Mon Jul 03, 2006, 01:41 PM
You need to shot the bottom of the fish for us be able to sex them. And like Nick said, its a bit too yound to tell.
nicholas76
Mon Jul 03, 2006, 09:03 PM
Namn8r


I should probably add mate that the "tubes" which come out during spawning are the true indicators.

males have short sharp point , females have fatter blunt tubes..
Namn8r
Tue Jul 04, 2006, 05:59 AM
My photo skills arent up there yet, this one is from my mobile ..havent had a chance to get a good pic of my new red dragon yet.
mistakes r crucial
Tue Jul 04, 2006, 08:36 AM
By the dorsals and ventrals I'd say the first is a female, the 2nd a male and the 3rd a female but who knows. You need to see those tubes.
MAC
Namn8r
Tue Jul 04, 2006, 12:42 PM
Well based on their behaviour the cobalt is dominant in the tank as it is biggest, the snakeskin and golden pigeon constantly attack each other. I thought the ss and cobalt might be pairing up. do female discus squabble territorially or only males?
mistakes r crucial
Tue Jul 04, 2006, 08:13 PM
They all squabble. Two females will also pair off. Go figure!
MAC