RED DOVII

[bitteraspects]

just looks like red lighting or hue change with PS

 

[Modest_Man]

Look at the black on the unpaired fins and around the mouth. Not just a poorly colored slide.

It's been discussed and rediscussed all over the place. Some reading here http://forums.****************/index.php?showtopic=127019&hl= (You'll have to replace the *'s with w a t e r w o l v e s . c o m)

And some quotes

I am a bit late on this thread but I wanted to share what I know. The photo that AquaMojo posted is actually a picture of Charlene the first Dovii in the hobby. It was given to the late great Gene Wolfsheimer in the mid 1960's. At the time Central American Cichlids were just coming into the hobby and fetched astronomical prices. I believe Red Devils were about $500 each in the beginning. Since this fish was red it was believed to be another form of Red Devil when it was first imported. Gene was given the fish at about 1 to 2 inches in size. He thought the fish was a male and named it Charley. When the fish grew to about 12 inches and became quite famous in hobbyist circles it laid eggs and Gene changed it's name to Charlene. This was the only Dovii in the hobby at the time. I have a copy of the original slide of this fish. In the mid 80's I redid the slide tape program for Central American Cichlids for the ACA and this was one of the many slides I had access to. I also heard many stories about this fish from Guy Jordan (who had an even more famous Dovii - Pablo). In any case I have been on the hunt for a Red Dovii since the mid 1970's. I got very close last year when Don Conkel supposedly caught two on a fish catching expedition. I was offered one of the fish for $300 (if I remember correctly). Don told Kevin (owner of a place for pets in Seattle) that the fish was killed when the vat it was in broke. I was bitterly disappointed. The search goes on....

Mel's comments are correct in all particulars. The Rio Puerto Viejo population of Parachromis dovii seems to produce a few oligomelanic individuals on a pretty consistent basis. They are definitely very rare and as the river is both quite deep and rocky, the only way to catch these individuals is by hook and line. This is less difficult than it seems, as these fish are, to put mildly, pretty conspicuous - which is doubtless explains why these oligomelanic individuals are so rare. Don has been trying for years to secure brood stock of these fish and I am sorry to learn that he came so close only to loose the animals. One can only hope that he keeps on trying.

Ho ela velona!

Paul

 

[bigspizz]

That explains the red..Looks like all of the pictures of my mom from the 60's and 70's...And even the pics of myself from the early 80's...That would also explain why "the hunt goes on"...

 

[SOKO]

You guys sure that these red dovii myths are real? Considering how red the water is, the fish is still much mnore red. My guess is dovii x rd.

 

[RedTigerMotaguense]

When I look at it, it looks like its a red devil hybrid with a dovii but yes they are true and rare

 

[Calihawk]

Hey BUDDY, don't you doubt that the Creature from the Black Lagoon exists.

 

[Zugzwanged]

Resurrecting a two year old thread...

 

[Aquamojo]

It's real. I got the photo from the late Mike Sheridan. I do know a little about photography ( ) and while the color balance is off on the picture, the fish is in fact red. From what I gathered, the fish is found in much deeper water than the norm. The fish in that photo is pickled and in a jar at a university in Costa Rica. If Mel and Paul support it's origin, that's good enough for me.

Once again, the easy way out is to claim it's a hybird. Ridiculous.

How about this Dovii?

 

[jiant2520]

Bump....

 

[ArshadOscar]

i cant see the pic