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inkodinkomalinko    Fish Guru Posts: 2441 Kudos: 833 Registered: 18-Jan-2003   | Recently Calvus caught my eye. I realized that some had a (starting from eye) |, V, V, |, V, )(, |, - stripe pattern. Others have all | stripes except one V near the gills, sometimes none. Found this interesting, most of the ones that display the V stripes are often females also, and the ones with all | stripes are males. If your lost, heres some pics of V stripes http://cichlidpress.pair.com/photos/alt-calvus.jpg http://www2.wbs.ne.jp/~s-mochi/african/calvus/img/calvus.jpg Heres one which shows all | stripes http://www.aquariumfish.net/images_01/altolamprologus.jpg http://www.aquaflight.co.uk/Photos/Tanganyika/images/Altolamprologus-calvus-Black_gif.jpg Perhaps this is shows the sex of the fish? |
 Posted 26-Jan-2006 11:25 |     |
SuperMummy!   Mega Fish Posts: 1207 Kudos: 915 Votes: 30 Registered: 03-Jan-2003   | i'm afraid it is more likely that the 'v' markings are a result of the stripes being badly formed, from poor breeding lines.. the nearest i have seen to do with markings and sexing is on the back corner of the dorsal tip both the shape of the fin, and the pattern which lines it, seems to be a point on the male and curved on the female. |
| Posted 26-Jan-2006 11:25 | |
Dave.  Banned Posts: 823 Kudos: 265 Votes: 11 Registered: 03-Jun-2002  | There's very little - no sexual dimorphism in A.calvus or A compressiceps. Patterns definately have nothing to do with the sex of the fish, and like Malaikah said, are most likely from bad breeding. What you've noticed is just a coincidence. |
| Posted 26-Jan-2006 11:25 | |
| inkodinkomalinko Fish Guru Posts: 2441 Kudos: 833 Registered: 18-Jan-2003 | Oh thanks for the answer. I never realized it was bad breeding, most of the good looking ones have that striping at my LFS. Thanks guys! |
| Posted 26-Jan-2006 11:25 | |
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