The 3 first ...

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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The 3 first ...

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Hi!

These 3 fellas I got some pictures of today, not the best ones i´m sorry to say but lets give it a try!

When you answer, please tell me WHY you think is a male or female, just the gender doens´t do me much good...


Nr1

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Nr2

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Nr3 if this isn´t male i dont know what is ;)

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Only 5 more to catch on picture... but they are in an othter aquarium so maybe tomorrow...
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Post by McEve »

nr1 I believe is a female. The crecent shaped Pelvic fins, the small pectoral fins, together with body and head shape indicates this to me, even though there's more odontodal growth than a female should have ;)

Nr2 and 3 are obious males. Straight pectoral fins, large pelvic fins, lots of odontodes and broad heads.
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1 - female - fat body shape, more rounded head and shorter odontodes
2 - male - pointy head - angular body shape - long odontodes as clearly male as number 3 if you ask me ;)
3 - male as above
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:D Good then :) you are comfirming what I thougt they were too :)

This gives me the motivation to take som pictures of the otherones too, in paticular one of them that i´m thinking to move to this aquarium! (witch i´m hoping to be a female)
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female
male
male
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Miezekatze wrote:female
male
male

4th that :)
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1. female
2. male
3. alpha male
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Well, yesterday i took the pictures and did the usual waterchange and for the first time added RO water, this morning nr 1 and nr 3 was together in a cave and nr 3 was holding nr 1 trapped. I did´t stick arouond to disturb them :) I´m gona take a look again this evning or towmorrow again :)
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