Male or female

[JF213]

Can someone tell me the sex of the 1 gt or 1 severum?


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[Rivers2k]

Both are still to young to tell. Give it about 6 months.

 

[JF213]

That's what I thought. What age can you sex fire mouths?


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[Rivers2k]

That's what I thought. What age can you sex fire mouths?


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Firemouths are near impossible unless comparing to others in a group. Only difference is males are a little more elongated and females a little deeper body. I have 3 generations in my tank and one tank I thought I had just two males until the had a batch of fry.

 

[Mogurako]

As far as sexing goes, the males are usually more colorful and possess a filament-like extension of the back part of the dorsal fin. Both sexes are identical when juvenile, though at about 2.5-3" the dimorphism becomes apparent. Males also tend to have a elongated forhead.

Almost all other Thorichthys the females possess the black dorsal spot. I guess meeki just want to be difficult.


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