Cockatoo Behaviour & Sexing

[Truck]

i think it may be a juvie how big is he/she?

 

[dant1875]

i think it may be a juvie how big is he/she?

about 1" or so

 

[Truck]

yeh hell be a juvie, will probably develop into a male, i would take him back other wise they will fight

 

[dant1875]

yeh hell be a juvie, will probably develop into a male, i would take him back other wise they will fight

lol my LFS are going to love me - Ive got to take back 2 Harlequin Rasbora now as well - they've just gone belly up . Checked my water & it's as good as it'll ever be so...........


And yes Matt - they have gone in the shells & surprisingly also the 2 Spongebob houses! Looks like my boys had the right idea getting me to put those in after all

 

[konigwolf]

The coloured one is def a male, I'd say the other is female. Reasoning? No distinct colouring in the fins, whats there is normal for a female. Truckasaurus, the cobalt yellow you are talking about in females is a breeding colour, almost all apisto species only show this when they are ready to breed or have fry, otherwise a dull yellow/grey is the the norm. Also males develop filaments off their pelvic fins, this is rarely developod on females and then usually on very mature
male, showing filaments

female

 

[Truck]

glad we agree on male and female

 

[Gilli]

Ive just purchased some of these fish so have been reading up on them - The females will turn yellow when ready for breeding. Females also have a black stripe on their pelvic fins which with maturity will turn black all over

 

[dant1875]

Thanks people - I've just got back in from work & they seem to be getting along nicely now - perhaps it was just a case of 'stress from moving house' we all know what that's like eh?

 

[mattbond]

haha

are you going get more females, to give the male his harreeem?

 

[Gilli]

If hes anything like my male dont bother! He has 3 females he completely ignores!!

 

[dant1875]

I don't know yet - the pair seem happy enough at the moment so will wait & see how things develop - no point in buying any more if they get ignored - that's not a good life for anyone