black ghost: male or female?

[cb172635]

I recently purchased a black ghost fish at my LFS. How do I tell if its male or female for breeding purposes? im going to post a picture so you guys can see but please just don't tell me male or female please give me an explanation. thanks guys!

 

[bettaowner]

To my knowledge it is very hard to tell the gender and breeding in captivity is very rare.

 

[Cynic]

Incredibly rare, virtually unheard of. I'm slightly worried about what size tank this BGK is in...let alone what size tank the OP will be putting a pair of them in.

 

[treemanone2003]

Incredibly rare, virtually unheard of. I'm slightly worried about what size tank this BGK is in...let alone what size tank the OP will be putting a pair of them in.

Profile states a 10 gal with 4, 1.5-2.5" fish. Hope it's not !!

 

[Cynic]

Profile states a 10 gal with 4, 1.5-2.5" fish. Hope it's not !!

So it would be basically akin to when Homer Simpson shoved the dog & the cat into a sack and hoped for the best. Except with less chance of success and certain death

 

[cb172635]

So it would be basically akin to when Homer Simpson shoved the dog & the cat into a sack and hoped for the best. Except with less chance of success and certain death

lol noooo i upgraded since then and have not updated my profile i now have a 29 gallon and a 20 gallon long. he is in the 20 gallon with a lot of other fush and seems to be doing great so im content. thank you tho

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[Cynic]

lol noooo i upgraded since then and have not updated my profile i now have a 29 gallon and a 20 gallon long. he is in the 20 gallon with a lot of other fush and seems to be doing great so im content. thank you tho

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[treemanone2003]

Oh no !! I'm afraid you're not as content as you think. Hope it all works out for you.

 

[Mcgolg76]

A fish thAt gets 2 feet will not do well 20g tank. No chance at all of getting it to breed. Take back ASAP. Then research before you buy anymore stock. A quick google search would have told you not to buy the bgkf

 

[treemanone2003]

lol noooo i upgraded since then and have not updated my profile i now have a 29 gallon and a 20 gallon long. he is in the 20 gallon with a lot of other fush and seems to be doing great so im content. thank you tho

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A 20 gal is a horrible choice for that fish !! I've done the research you've failed to do. http://www.liveaquaria.com/product/prod_display.cfm?c=747+870+857&pcatid=857