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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







Nr2










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








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

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.

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

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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male
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Miezekatze wrote:female
male
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4th that

1. female
2. male
3. alpha male

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