Thanks for watching and good luck with your channel. I see its growing at a good pace. We need more American cichlid channels out there. Happy fishkeeping to you sir.
Thanks Andy super great video not long enough. I will watch it again and again I recently was given a 13 inch dovii. I love it his name is boris,I sure hope he looks like Wolfe when he is full grown. Thanks again your American mate
Another great vid, as always. Andy. Quick question - am shortly to be moving my female 7 inch Midas (currently in a Juwel Rio 450 with a sand substrate) to a larger 6x2x2 tank and wondering what size of substrate to go with. Should I stay with sand or go to a slightly larger gravel? I don’t want too big pieces so any advice? What would you do? Thanks, Christian in Essex.
I much prefer fine gravel to sand. I find it loads better for cleaning with the gravel vac. I find sand ends up in filters and ends up being syphoned out when vacuuming. Fine gravels a lot easier to work with IMO. Thanks for watching Christian. Hope the move goes well.
I have kept festae in the past, with great success. I've bred them many times. There beautiful cichlids for sure. Unfortunately I don't have tank space for all the fish i would like to keep. If you look back at some of my older videos you will find festae Thanks for taking the time to watch and comment Happy fishkeeping to you sir.
Andy another great video. Question I have 2 male Dovii , 1 in a 125 and another 240 gallon. Could you talk about water movement on another video sometime? I noticed you don’t have a ton water movement on the top. Was just curious if I should be using wave makers or not. Thanks!
Awesome video Andy, I love seeing the multi generational thing going forward i.e. Little Wolfie and the Red's are blossoming into something really special, I did wander what the fuss was at first when you got them... not realising they Peel!🙄 Question.. when peeling, does the dark smudging come and go, or was that different individuals, some clear some smudgey? And I'm guessing the Missus is gonna get something like a smallish Puffer seeing as you said individual wet pet?!🤔 Great video again though, you're an inspiration mate!👍
just bought some pond guru sump filter blocks they do seem really good , i already have the maxi sticks in my sump ,,have a look for biohome filter media
Yes I'm also thinking female. Hopefully soon I'll have as many red morph Dovii fry as you have. You have some stunning fish. Thanks for watching cichlid Freak! 😂😂 and happy fishkeeping to you sir from England.
I'm always cleaning mine to 😂. I only have the lights on for a couple of hrs a day, in the evening when I'm feeding. Think that helps a lot. Thanks for watching, happy fishkeeping to you sir.
Hi Andy another great video, thank you. I love Wolfie and his wife, what size did he reach at year 1 and year 2? The Red morph Doviis look cracking good job.
From a egg to 8 inch in the first year. What you must understand is if you purchas a 2inch juvenile it's probably already 6 months old. By end of year 2 wolfie was 12 to 13inch. After year 3- 14inch. Remember juveniles up for sale are probably older than you think. Happy fishkeeping to you sir.
@@andywoodscichlids2942 Thank so much for your reply Andy. They arrived today, 2 larger ones about 1.5" and 3 smaller about 0.75 possible the smaller may be girls but I cant wait to find out. They are F1s so should be strong genes and colours....I hope.
@@andywoodscichlids2942 Hi Andy one of my Dovii has only got one eye, not sure what to do with him he is the largest and the boss of the group, he would be a youtube star for sure. I think he was born with only one eye!
So have you bred any of the red/blue spawn to a red yet? Wondering if you’ve managed to get anything going as far as a strong fader. Keeping up with your head start as I’m doing the exact same thing, wish I could send you pictures
Still early days, I've had a couple of unsuccessful spawnings. This week they spawned again, so this time I've removed the spawn. I'm waiting to see wriggles.
@@andywoodscichlids2942 yeah, I’ve got wrigglers in my red male/blue female going on about a month, there’s quite a decent amount left I’m moving some tanks around, building a grow out rack and I’m going to put them in there hopefully tomorrow night. Good luck!
100% no. Red morph Dovii do accure in the wild. Not very common but a natural accuring morph. There becoming more available in the hobby than in the wild now, due to hobbiests having successfully spawnings. Thanks for taking the time to watch and comment. Happy fishkeeping to you sir.
They do resemble a red bay snook. I've kept petenia splendida in the past. There no comparison when it comes to character, aggression and strength. I found red bay snook to be more like peacock bass, super super fast predictors, but quite peaceful. Thanks for taking the time to watch and comment Happy fishkeeping to you sir
Sometimes I sell of a few. I'm now growing some umbee, rtm's, Haitiensis fry on. I've also 12 to 15 red dovii fry. Thanks for taking the time to watch and comment Happy fishkeeping to you sir.
A great video again! I love Mr. and Mrs. Wolfie. I have a question to you: How often and how much do you change water for doviis? I have a nasty dovii boy my self, his about 45cm of length and he is called Hugo. He lives now alone because he murdered his wife one night.
Depends on tank size and size of the Dovii. A small fish in a large tank don't need as many water changes as a larger fish in a smaller tank. I change a little over 50% ever other week. Ideally I should do it weekly but I've to many aquariums to get round. Mr wolfie's 20inch and Mrs wolfie's 14inch and there cramed into a 7ft 250 gallon tank. Ideally they need a much bigger tank. Thanks for watching happy fishkeeping to you.
@@andywoodscichlids2942 My tank size is about 1300L and water is from reverse osmosis (with added minerals). Dovii is quite big 45cm already. I usually do a water change 20% once a week and was wondering if that's enough? Fish seems happy and water tests all are always good.
Do you ship red dovii to america? would love to buy some babies, also would you do a video on how you do your maintenance and what filters you use on the tanks? thanks love the channel
Thank you for watching. Sorry no shipping over sea's. My red dovii originally came from America in the first place. It should be easier for you to get them than me. Happy fishkeeping to you sir.
Have two small reds coming this week. Hoping for atleast one female. Hoping to pair with my blue "Benecio" even though we can't stop calling him wolfy. Haha
And before I get jumped on here. I'll mention I've known Mauricio since 2013/14 . Was long involved in trying to get the reds out of country before the Russian twins in FL were successful. He will also never give the true location of collection. He did not collect them. His brother is the only one that truly knows.
If they were natural hybrids surely a percentage of fry would take on amphilophus appearance. All spawning i have ever seen have all looked 100% parachromis. To achieve this it would take many generations of selective breeding. I believe red dovii are just like labiatus and citrinellus, when it comes to peeling. All be it a much really accuring in the wild. Even growing out amphilophus fry there's always a percentage that fail to peel and turn out drab barred specimens. Well that's my opinion anyway. Thanks for taking the time to share your opinion. Happy fishkeeping to you sir.
@@andywoodscichlids2942 That is not true in the evolution of natural hybrids in the wild what so ever. A few generations in aquaria of an aquarium garnered hybrid... sure. Hundreds if not thousands of generations in an isolated local is an all together different thing. Especially if one species grossly outnumbered and/or predate on the other. Several recognized species have now been determined to be localized natural hybrids thru DNA. Much like istlanum is likely a hybrid species formed from the lineage of Beani and Trimaculatus. This is where the difference of ichthyology & hobby meet.
@@andywoodscichlids2942 Beautiful and unique fish none the less what so ever. I'm not a purists by anymeans and my comments shouldn't be taken as such. I merely think scientifically and if nature has taught me anything it is that nothing is frozen in time, and being hyper focused on purity be it specie or local is a fools errand eventually. Best of luck with them mate 👍
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Here’s to Andy woods! A true cichlid super hero! Cheers mate👍🏻👊🏻
Nice one Andy nice to see red dovie babys
Im a proud cichlid freak and andy is my favourite youtuber !!!!
Good job Andy! I can't get enough of the "waffling" :)
I just love your live videos. It sounds so natural. Enjoyed it thoroughly.
Good work Andy, your a dad....... again and a super star super hero mate 👍👍👌🤜🤛👊😁🇦🇺
You're a character man. 😂
Love from across the big pond!
Thank you, and thanks for taking the time to watch and comment Happy fishkeeping to you sir.
the best cichlid channel, period. Your enthusiasm is super contagious. Love it, man!
Thanks for the complete and taking the time to watch and comment Happy fishkeeping to you sir.
Awesome Andy ! Look forward to seeing how the wigglers progress and I’m dieing to find out what’s going in the nano tank.
Keep'em coming Andy...you are the Best👍
Hat off to ya..leaves hat on! Haha thanks for the videos and the waffling andy
Congrats on the red dovii frys. Hope to see updates as they get bigger.
You can waffle all day for me Andy lol congrats on the wigglers watch this space 🤞 that blue and red dovii pair are something else 😍
Thanks for watching and good luck with your channel. I see its growing at a good pace. We need more American cichlid channels out there. Happy fishkeeping to you sir.
@@andywoodscichlids2942 Thanks Andy
Love the video. Good luck with the red dovie Wiggler's👍
Thanks Andy super great video not long enough. I will watch it again and again I recently was given a 13 inch dovii. I love it his name is boris,I sure hope he looks like Wolfe when he is full grown. Thanks again your American mate
Wow thats a male dovii with fry in the tank, how is he so docile with you?? Wolfie is being a good boy
My guess is some sort of puffer out maybe a female flowerhorn? Great video as per usual Andy! A much awaited update on the red dovii!
I think Mrs. Woods wants a fancy betta in that little tank.
Another great vid, as always. Andy.
Quick question - am shortly to be moving my female 7 inch Midas (currently in a Juwel Rio 450 with a sand substrate) to a larger 6x2x2 tank and wondering what size of substrate to go with. Should I stay with sand or go to a slightly larger gravel? I don’t want too big pieces so any advice? What would you do? Thanks, Christian in Essex.
I much prefer fine gravel to sand. I find it loads better for cleaning with the gravel vac. I find sand ends up in filters and ends up being syphoned out when vacuuming. Fine gravels a lot easier to work with IMO.
Thanks for watching Christian. Hope the move goes well.
Thanks for the advice Andy. Makes sense to me so will go with that! Stay healthy! All the best.
Eyyy Andy keep up the great work!
Thanks for watching, stay safe. Happy fishkeeping to you sir
If Melanie decides on a betta, the koi plakat bettas are beautiful, active and very hardy! Just make sure you don’t have gaps in your lid😅
Andy have you ever keep red festae? I’m a big fan of how you showcase the big cichlids
I have kept festae in the past, with great success. I've bred them many times. There beautiful cichlids for sure.
Unfortunately I don't have tank space for all the fish i would like to keep.
If you look back at some of my older videos you will find festae
Thanks for taking the time to watch and comment Happy fishkeeping to you sir.
@@andywoodscichlids2942 Thanks for the info Andy, I’m currently setting up a 150 which I think will be used to house hopefully a pair of them
Andy another great video. Question I have 2 male Dovii , 1 in a 125 and another 240 gallon. Could you talk about water movement on another video sometime? I noticed you don’t have a ton water movement on the top. Was just curious if I should be using wave makers or not. Thanks!
Awesome video Andy, I love seeing the multi generational thing going forward i.e. Little Wolfie and the Red's are blossoming into something really special, I did wander what the fuss was at first when you got them... not realising they Peel!🙄 Question.. when peeling, does the dark smudging come and go, or was that different individuals, some clear some smudgey?
And I'm guessing the Missus is gonna get something like a smallish Puffer seeing as you said individual wet pet?!🤔
Great video again though, you're an inspiration mate!👍
The dark smudging comes and goes. The pictures are of the same fish. Thanks for taking the time to watch and comment Happy fishkeeping to you sir
Maybe a Betta!! Nice video like always mate👍🏼
just bought some pond guru sump filter blocks they do seem really good , i already have the maxi sticks in my sump ,,have a look for biohome filter media
another great video andy ,,,,,,soon be motorbike time
Yes looking forward to summertime. Get out on the bike. Covid permitting.
Hats off to you too Andy! Great Video as always. I think that red is a girl 👍.
Cichlid Freak!
Yes I'm also thinking female.
Hopefully soon I'll have as many red morph Dovii fry as you have. You have some stunning fish.
Thanks for watching cichlid Freak! 😂😂 and happy fishkeeping to you sir from England.
Andy, how the hell do you keep your tanks so free of algae? I'm forever cleaning algae off the glass!
I'm always cleaning mine to 😂. I only have the lights on for a couple of hrs a day, in the evening when I'm feeding. Think that helps a lot. Thanks for watching, happy fishkeeping to you sir.
Hi Andy another great video, thank you. I love Wolfie and his wife, what size did he reach at year 1 and year 2? The Red morph Doviis look cracking good job.
From a egg to 8 inch in the first year.
What you must understand is if you purchas a 2inch juvenile it's probably already 6 months old.
By end of year 2 wolfie was 12 to 13inch.
After year 3- 14inch.
Remember juveniles up for sale are probably older than you think. Happy fishkeeping to you sir.
@@andywoodscichlids2942 Thank so much for your reply Andy. They arrived today, 2 larger ones about 1.5" and 3 smaller about 0.75 possible the smaller may be girls but I cant wait to find out. They are F1s so should be strong genes and colours....I hope.
@@andywoodscichlids2942 Hi Andy one of my Dovii has only got one eye, not sure what to do with him he is the largest and the boss of the group, he would be a youtube star for sure. I think he was born with only one eye!
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Love the videos Andy! Wish you were in that states to buy some fry
Thanks for taking the time to watch and comment Happy fishkeeping to you sir.
@@andywoodscichlids2942 thank you sir
So have you bred any of the red/blue spawn to a red yet? Wondering if you’ve managed to get anything going as far as a strong fader. Keeping up with your head start as I’m doing the exact same thing, wish I could send you pictures
Still early days, I've had a couple of unsuccessful spawnings.
This week they spawned again, so this time I've removed the spawn. I'm waiting to see wriggles.
@@andywoodscichlids2942 yeah, I’ve got wrigglers in my red male/blue female going on about a month, there’s quite a decent amount left I’m moving some tanks around, building a grow out rack and I’m going to put them in there hopefully tomorrow night. Good luck!
So is this a result of a red Devil and a dovii spawning
100% no. Red morph Dovii do accure in the wild. Not very common but a natural accuring morph.
There becoming more available in the hobby than in the wild now, due to hobbiests having successfully spawnings.
Thanks for taking the time to watch and comment. Happy fishkeeping to you sir.
16:10 oh look! A golden Petenia splendida! 🤣🤣
They do resemble a red bay snook. I've kept petenia splendida in the past. There no comparison when it comes to character, aggression and strength.
I found red bay snook to be more like peacock bass, super super fast predictors, but quite peaceful.
Thanks for taking the time to watch and comment Happy fishkeeping to you sir
Is there such thing as a axanthic Dovi?
Great vid Andy once again, do you ever sell any of your fry off ?
Sometimes I sell of a few. I'm now growing some umbee, rtm's, Haitiensis fry on. I've also 12 to 15 red dovii fry. Thanks for taking the time to watch and comment Happy fishkeeping to you sir.
@@andywoodscichlids2942 do you plan on selling any of the above fry that your growing on Andy
Yes, when there big enough.
@@andywoodscichlids2942 would be interested in some of your fry once they are at a saleable size
So you are in the UK.
I'm Boston Lincolnshire
A great video again! I love Mr. and Mrs. Wolfie. I have a question to you: How often and how much do you change water for doviis? I have a nasty dovii boy my self, his about 45cm of length and he is called Hugo. He lives now alone because he murdered his wife one night.
Depends on tank size and size of the Dovii. A small fish in a large tank don't need as many water changes as a larger fish in a smaller tank.
I change a little over 50% ever other week. Ideally I should do it weekly but I've to many aquariums to get round.
Mr wolfie's 20inch and Mrs wolfie's 14inch and there cramed into a 7ft 250 gallon tank. Ideally they need a much bigger tank.
Thanks for watching happy fishkeeping to you.
@@andywoodscichlids2942 My tank size is about 1300L and water is from reverse osmosis (with added minerals). Dovii is quite big 45cm already. I usually do a water change 20% once a week and was wondering if that's enough? Fish seems happy and water tests all are always good.
Mrs woods looking for a betta?
Do you ship red dovii to america? would love to buy some babies, also would you do a video on how you do your maintenance and what filters you use on the tanks? thanks love the channel
Thank you for watching. Sorry no shipping over sea's. My red dovii originally came from America in the first place. It should be easier for you to get them than me. Happy fishkeeping to you sir.
@@andywoodscichlids2942 thank you love the channel and the videos
Have two small reds coming this week. Hoping for atleast one female. Hoping to pair with my blue "Benecio" even though we can't stop calling him wolfy. Haha
My problem with the Red Dovii is that genetic morphs like xanthic or albino for example don't peel. These are natural Amph hybrids undoubtedly.
And before I get jumped on here. I'll mention I've known Mauricio since 2013/14 . Was long involved in trying to get the reds out of country before the Russian twins in FL were successful. He will also never give the true location of collection. He did not collect them. His brother is the only one that truly knows.
If they were natural hybrids surely a percentage of fry would take on amphilophus appearance. All spawning i have ever seen have all looked 100% parachromis.
To achieve this it would take many generations of selective breeding.
I believe red dovii are just like labiatus and citrinellus, when it comes to peeling. All be it a much really accuring in the wild.
Even growing out amphilophus fry there's always a percentage that fail to peel and turn out drab barred specimens.
Well that's my opinion anyway.
Thanks for taking the time to share your opinion. Happy fishkeeping to you sir.
@@andywoodscichlids2942 That is not true in the evolution of natural hybrids in the wild what so ever. A few generations in aquaria of an aquarium garnered hybrid... sure.
Hundreds if not thousands of generations in an isolated local is an all together different thing. Especially if one species grossly outnumbered and/or predate on the other. Several recognized species have now been determined to be localized natural hybrids thru DNA. Much like istlanum is likely a hybrid species formed from the lineage of Beani and Trimaculatus.
This is where the difference of ichthyology & hobby meet.
That totally makes sense. Thousands of generations in isolation.
@@andywoodscichlids2942 Beautiful and unique fish none the less what so ever. I'm not a purists by anymeans and my comments shouldn't be taken as such. I merely think scientifically and if nature has taught me anything it is that nothing is frozen in time, and being hyper focused on purity be it specie or local is a fools errand eventually.
Best of luck with them mate 👍
Betta in the nano
Andy (woolfy) woods king of big fish😂👍
I'm watching this space 👀....
😁 Let's hope one or two survive 👍
Hats off
Thanks for watching until the end. Happy fishkeeping to you sir
Thanks for watching until the end. Happy fishkeeping to you sir
Thanks Andy
Love to come down same day to see your fish but can’t all down to COVID hopefully one day
do you sell fry?
Yes, sometimes. Mostly advertise on aquarist classifieds UK.
Cheers
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God that was quick, you're on it. Happy fishkeeping to you sir.
very good video, like 6, greetings from Spain, I have a new video on my channel, I hope you like it, thank you
Hopefully NOT a betta.. Boringggg... 😝
😂 😂 😂 😂 😂 Which betta tho. I'm Melanie andys other half.
@@melaniespeight.1577 Doe!!!!! Lol Andy put you up to this! 😊 any of them.. Of course whatever makes you smile..
@@davidadkins8805 thank you, yes when I get my new fish I'll be smiling ☺ all the time. 😂 😂 😂