female??

We all know how difficult it is to identify the sex of these fish, so please post a picture in here and we'll try to help you (or at least give an educated guess!).
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female??

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Hi guys,
i got these pics one is obviously a male and the other i am not sure but looks to be a female,does everyone agree??
here is the link with the pics:

http://s30.photobucket.com/albums/c317/aerens/
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- 10Xyoung L-46(4-5 cm)
- 5Xyoung L-46(3,5 cm)
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Post by smithrc »

tough one there....

One clearly male...

I'm tempted to ignore the odontodes as you've got a dominant male so the other, if it were male, would not be as developed anyway....

Taking body shape into account... they both look male.

HOWEVER.... everyone told me I had 5 males (and I agreed).... 1 year on and I've got at least one female that has spawned... and the alpha male currently has a different one in his cave :)

Time will tell... Feed them well ;)
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Post by Tariq »

oh ,i didnt know that these fishes where on the forum before thats funny haha,
to me if i look to the head of the smaller one it looks like a female but i am not sure becuase of the bodyshape.
thanx anyway
- 10Xadult L-46(4males, 6females)+fry
- 10Xyoung L-46(4-5 cm)
- 5Xyoung L-46(3,5 cm)
-22XDiscus(7breedingpairs)
-1xl260
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Post by Miezekatze »

2 male... sure...
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Post by Tariq »

well thanx so far guys,
i was hoping one was female,
but i got it wrong,
:D
- 10Xadult L-46(4males, 6females)+fry
- 10Xyoung L-46(4-5 cm)
- 5Xyoung L-46(3,5 cm)
-22XDiscus(7breedingpairs)
-1xl260
-20Xcorysterbai
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