Sexing my GBRs

[Aquamandan]

Hi, do I have 2 females here?

 

[Samzter]

Hi, do I have 2 females here?

The one at the back looks like a female. Any chance of a better shot at the one closest?

 

[Rivers2k]

guessing 2 females both have the pink bellies

 

[Aquamandan]

The one at the back looks like a female. Any chance of a better shot at the one closest?

Here they are individually...

 

[maxwellag]

IMO they both look female. Both have pink bellies, and from what I can tell, have blue sheens on their black spots.

 

[Aquamandan]

IMO they both look female. Both have pink bellies, and from what I can tell, have blue sheens on their black spots.

Thanks, that's what I thought too. The girl at Petsmart told me one was male and the other was female. DOH!

 

[trkchezz]

Looks like one male and one female.
The first pic is the male and the second is the female.

My GBR both have pink bellies and I have one male and one female.

 

[Aquamandan]

Looks like one male and one female.
The first pic is the male and the second is the female.

My GBR both have pink bellies and I have one male and one female.

Thanks, what is it about first pic that makes him a male?

 

[trkchezz]

Not sure the names...
But his fin under him has a dark line, he doesn't have any blue spots on the back spot in the middle of him, plus the way his dorsal fin is larger.

 

[Aquamandan]

Not sure the names...
But his fin under him has a dark line, he doesn't have any blue spots on the back spot in the middle of him, plus the way his dorsal fin is larger.

The one on the left has a very pronounced black line on the pelvic fin, that's why I thought its a female.

 

[trkchezz]

IMO that makes it a male.

 

[trkchezz]

With blue rams I have read that females and males look a lot alike. So you have to use more then just "one thing" to determine gender.

 

[Aquamandan]

IMO that makes it a male.

Hmm... not say you are wrong but the research I've done suggests that the pronounced black stripe on the pelvic fin makes it a female (see pics).

Also - Here is a video that points out the same thing...

How to sex German Blue Rams - YouTube

 

[trkchezz]

I'm not 100% sure, but I know they are very close in look.

 

[maxwellag]

If stressed (sometimes they lose their color when stressed), they may look a lot alike. The males do have somewhat pink bellies, but usually it's covered up by blue. In these pictures below, you can see how the female usually has a more pronounced pink belly than the male.