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Okay, here's my baby - well not really he/she is 3 years old.
I'm 80% sure it's a boy, but need some more opinions.
I could never see any "bristling" on the fins, but the head isn't very round either.
And this is the only semi-decent photo I've ever been able to take in the 3 years I have him/her.

I think you are going to need a better picture. Is there a chance you could catch it and take a picture from above?

I can try.
It's in a heavily planted tank and I hate having to disturb everything, but I will give it a shot.

im gonna say its a male but thats a 99% guess we realy do need a better image.

Okay, here they are!!
Thanks for the help.

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Well I'm not really an expert, but I will give you an educated guess. It looks like a male to me.

Yes now im 80% sure thats a male it looks hairy at the gills which as I understand is one of the ways to tell it also dosnt look fat like a female...I think
but im not the expert and id wait for mceve and the other admins to make an educated guess

Well, thanks! I figured "he" was a he.
Now knowing the current state of finding them, I may consider putting him up for sale so he can help increase populations! Since I will NEVER find a female myself, I am sure someone who has some already would like to see him.

What size is your fish? You said he is 3y/o? Shoot me a pm with what you want for him.
Larry

lrry93 wrote:What size is your fish? You said he is 3y/o? Shoot me a pm with what you want for him.
Larry

He is atleast 3 years old. That is how long I have had him. I didn't get an actual measurement on him, but it's really close to 3" in the length. Since I've already gotten a couple of inquiries, I'll go ahead and post a thing in the classified section w/details to make it fair.

i am almost certain that its a female,i have do females that are hairy too but one of them have laid eggs and the otherone is still trying.
the older the female the more hair they tend to get,
this is my opinion judging from the pics, and i am pretty sure about it.

Im going to say its a female.

i agree with Tariq and jerms55555
female she looks to fat and not hairy enough to be a male

so is there a way I can find out for sure... without going to a vet or something.
I tried looking at the "area down south" and did not see any spotting like the males usually have, but I couldn't get close enough to be definite about it.

Kinda changes things now, so I need to know semi-soon.

Does SHE go into caves? or just under logs/shaded areas? What im tring to get at is the fishes behavior.....Information like that could help us out.
Thanks