peter.ng79 Posted June 10, 2009 Share Posted June 10, 2009 Hi All I have some Demasoni. But i really dont know how to find out which one is male or female. I think my demasoni fully grown, about 8cm. Could any one help me please? Thanks Peter Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CThompson Posted June 11, 2009 Share Posted June 11, 2009 at that size unless one has had eggs to prove otherwise, I'd say they are both males. you have given very little information Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sandy001 Posted June 11, 2009 Share Posted June 11, 2009 My full proof method is the one with a mouthful of eggs is female. HTH Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
benfarrow Posted July 24, 2009 Share Posted July 24, 2009 Females are always a little lighter in colour, although this may not always be the case. 8cm is a good size and I would say they are about full size. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cyber_crimes Posted July 24, 2009 Share Posted July 24, 2009 Females are always a little lighter in colour, although this may not always be the case. Ahh the old "Always but not always sexual dimorphism" Alot easier to tell the difference between them then the "somtimes is but sometimes not" types anyway lol Just having fun mate. I am sure you meant to write mostly or usually instead of always... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
benfarrow Posted July 24, 2009 Share Posted July 24, 2009 LOL just read it back! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lee Miller Posted July 24, 2009 Share Posted July 24, 2009 G'day Dave, My full proof method is the one with a mouthful of eggs is female. Is that like in: 'A full and his money are soon parted' Or 'Full's gold' Or, as in my case; 'There's no full like an old full' Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SydneyMike Posted July 24, 2009 Share Posted July 24, 2009 Aww, someone beat me to all the typos and mis-wordings. . . Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
intern1 Posted July 25, 2009 Share Posted July 25, 2009 You can vent them thats one of the best ways Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kasm Posted July 25, 2009 Share Posted July 25, 2009 Hi all, I'm just wondering if demasoni hybridise with other mbuna, I have demasoni which came from different breeders and about 5 of them which came from one breeder, all 5 have a fade color and light blue bar compared with others, if they are hybrid I will give them away for display only. Thanks Kev Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mcloughlin2 Posted July 25, 2009 Share Posted July 25, 2009 In wouldn't place them in the cross bred basket just due to lack of colour. The most likely explanation is you purchased some demansoni which are not of the same quality as the ones purchased elsewhere. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Evo Posted July 25, 2009 Share Posted July 25, 2009 If you want to try and get some better colour into them purchase some quality NLS food or something along those lines to increase colour. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CThompson Posted July 27, 2009 Share Posted July 27, 2009 Gosh - I'm glade I mud noo mustakes in mi poste Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kasm Posted July 27, 2009 Share Posted July 27, 2009 Hi Craig, In your post above, you said you aim for temperature of 22 degree, do you always keep your fish at that temp? Does it affect their spawning ability? I heard that fish spawn more often at higher temp. I used to leave my tank temp at 27,28 degree and I found that the water get dirty very quick, now I turn the temp down to 24 and the water is much cleaner and clearer than before and also my fish seem to use the whole depth of the 4ft tank. BTW, saw your post on classifieds about demasoni, wondering if they are still available. Thanks Kevin Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mattrox Posted July 27, 2009 Share Posted July 27, 2009 http://www.cichlid-forum.com/profiles/species.php?id=849 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CThompson Posted July 28, 2009 Share Posted July 28, 2009 Hi Craig, In your post above, you said you aim for temperature of 22 degree, do you always keep your fish at that temp? Does it affect their spawning ability? I heard that fish spawn more often at higher temp. I used to leave my tank temp at 27,28 degree and I found that the water get dirty very quick, now I turn the temp down to 24 and the water is much cleaner and clearer than before and also my fish seem to use the whole depth of the 4ft tank. BTW, saw your post on classifieds about demasoni, wondering if they are still available. Thanks Kevin 22 is lower than you will find is recommended usually. In summer in Sydney it is an impossible target anyway. I have set my tank’s tempretures at 22 for years. I can tell you that you will see no negative impacts from it, even in winter when the heaters raise the temperature to this level. Our tropical fish are cold blooded, that is, their body temperature = the tank's temp. The higher the tank's temp the faster the fish's metabolism = more food/O2 and waste - more work -cost more to run . A higher temperature can also mean a shorter max life too. In winter, with say an external ambient room temp of 16. Should you heat your tanks to 28 as you mention, and the power goes out, the temp drop will be 12 degrees. Should you maintain a temperature of 22, it is only a 6 (just checking my maths in case Lee gets onto me ). A 12 degree drop can easily mean trouble for your fish, and while 6 degrees is not good it is certainly better than 12 as it is not so much the temperature the tank drops to but rather, where it has come from. Or should I say HOW far it has come? I always turn my heaters off during water changes and over the years there has been times I have forgotten to turn them back on. The next morning (tanks in unheated garage) I first notice the fish are a little slower, I touch the tank, feel the cold, turn the heaters back on, with never an issue. Not something you want to plan to do I might add, but if there are no downsides to 22, why go for 28. And no, it does not stop them or even seem slow African cichlid Viagra use. If a warmer temp = faster metabolism, l can well believe they will breed more. But gosh -don't they breed enough Yes I have demasoni still for sale. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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