Cockatoo Behaviour & Sexing

[dant1875]

I've bought 3 Cockatoo Dwarves yesterday (1 male & 2 female supposedly), but have had to take the smallest female back today as she was being bullied by the other 2 . Since then, the male has started to chase the other female away - is there anything I can do to stop this, should I just add 2 more 'big' females & hope he winds his neck in like a good boy when he's outnumbered & hen-pecked? . Also, after checking some pictures, can someone please confirm that I do have 1 male & 1 female . All help is much appreciated:
Female?

Male?

Male again?

Both together

 

[mattbond]

youve definately got a male and female

like what you've done with the java moss and the coconut shells lol

 

[dant1875]

youve definately got a male and female

like what you've done with the java moss and the coconut shells lol

are you just touting for business now? Do you reckon I should just get another couple of females then & hope he gets the fishy version of testosterone slapped out of him . Ironic really - I wanted him cause he had a right attitude at the LFS

 

[Truck]

according to my two books on dwarf cichlids, you have two males

 

[dant1875]

according to my two books on dwarf cichlids, you have two males

oh.....bugger . I thought (& so did the LFS staff obviously) that the males have the colouration while the females are duller? I take it that's not always the case?

 

[Truck]

the males are darker but more paternous if thats a word

can you get a better picture, or make them bigger? so i can see their patterns and finage?

 

[dant1875]

the males are darker but more paternous if thats a word

lol not sure it is, but I get your point . Can you get males without paternous (let's get it in the dictionary ) tails & 'spikes' though?

 

[Truck]

males have long dorsal fins (first three rays)

can you get a bigger pic? so i can see fins properly? but females are generally like a lemon yellow colour

 

[dant1875]

males have long dorsal fins (first three rays)

can you get a bigger pic? so i can see fins properly? but females are generally like a lemon yellow colour

I'll try & edit these on photobucket then re-post them - the little sods come & pose then run off when I try & take a pic

 

[mattbond]

i still think that they're a male and female, and id get a female or 2

i need to publisise the coconuts lol, i want to get 3 cockatoos myself lol

 

[dant1875]

OK - think I've managed to get the photos a bit larger:

Though probably not as sharp now

Obviously the one with the lovely colouration is a male - it's the other I'm unsure on

 

[Truck]

i know the coloured on is male, but does the duller one have extended rays on the dorsal fin? (the first three?)

 

[mattbond]

we had it right 1st time, male and female

its allll gd lol

have they gon in the shells?

 

[Truck]

but females are normally bright yellow so that may not be the case

 

[dant1875]

i know the coloured on is male, but does the duller one have extended rays on the dorsal fin? (the first three?)

Not extended - or at least nowhere near as pronounced - it looks more like a flat top than a spike & the first 3 or 4 are all black - the rest of the 'finnage' has no colour