kenyi sexing

[T-man02]

ive read on some websites that male kenyi will have a yellowish to them and female will have a dark blue. i want to make sure this is either true or not true.
thank you in advance

 

[CraigMac]

True. Juvenile Kenyi are bluish whether they are male or female. But once they mature, males change to a yellow while females remain blue.

 

[T-man02]

great that makes it easier to pick and chose rather than venting.
thanks again

 

[CraigMac]

Yes if you see a yellow Kenyi you know it's a male. If its blue it's either a female or a juvenile. A few people here thought Rey had a female Kenyi (blue) but the saw it change to yellow.

 

[T-man02]

so in other words make sure its at a reasonable size

 

[CraigMac]

Exactly.

 

[T-man02]

thank you so much for the help.

 

[Mogurako]

Yes the males turn yellow when they start to mature.

Male:




Female:

 

[T-man02]

great the kenyi i have now is like a mix between those two so do i have like a 'teenage' male?

 

[Mogurako]

Yes, you have a developing male.

 

[T-man02]

is the male going to be orange exactly like that then ?

 

[Mogurako]

It will be a deep yellow yes

 

[T-man02]

is it possible to keep some vertical dark lines like the female in the picture you posted? sorry if these are stupid questions i just want to know what i will be dealing with.

 

[Mogurako]

They will have faint brown vertical lines.

 

[T-man02]

ok great thank you

 

[gman42]

my kenyi was blue when i bought him, he was about 1 1/2", and now hes about 2" and he is allmost fully yellow and has egg spots. i thought i had a female lol. its funny how u said sexting lol

 

[Lady_Alia]

But!...if the male isn't the dominant fish (like mine isn't) it might stay blue-ish (like mine)

Just thought I'd throw that in the mix.

 

[Mogurako]

As juveniles, both sexes will be a bright blue with barring. As they mature, males transition from blue, to a golden yellow, with barring becoming very faint at most times. Females will stay blue.Often only the dominant male will change, and subdominant males can retain female colouring to prevent a beating from the king. Also holding females will take on dominate male coloration and defend a territory of their own.

 

[T-man02]

my kenyi was blue when i bought him, he was about 1 1/2", and now hes about 2" and he is allmost fully yellow and has egg spots. i thought i had a female lol. its funny how u said sexting lol

Yea I had to go and screw it up lol.

 

[Malawi Freak]

Some people say juvie females have much darker coloring than males but I wouldn't use that as a way to sex cause I have a male that is almost completely yellow but used to be the blue-est in the tank.