Hey all,
Haven't posted in abit, but have been lurking for awhile. Two days ago I bought a wild pair of P. pulcher "red". The fish are understandably alittle scared, and their colors have paled. As I have read that wild W. African dwarf captures can contain multiple species, I was interested in getting them IDed, and sexed also. The "male" has a rounded dorsal like a female, which i attribute to the handling, but has the more subduded coloring of a male, hence my interest in sexing. I would also like to get a male before my LFS sells out if I need to.
My main question is how long should I expect until my wilds feel at home in their new surrounding, as taking pictures of them now seems foolish to me. The tank is covered in african wood to create lots of caves, so it'll prob take me awhile to get some decent pics anyways.
Mike
Haven't posted in abit, but have been lurking for awhile. Two days ago I bought a wild pair of P. pulcher "red". The fish are understandably alittle scared, and their colors have paled. As I have read that wild W. African dwarf captures can contain multiple species, I was interested in getting them IDed, and sexed also. The "male" has a rounded dorsal like a female, which i attribute to the handling, but has the more subduded coloring of a male, hence my interest in sexing. I would also like to get a male before my LFS sells out if I need to.
My main question is how long should I expect until my wilds feel at home in their new surrounding, as taking pictures of them now seems foolish to me. The tank is covered in african wood to create lots of caves, so it'll prob take me awhile to get some decent pics anyways.
Mike