Sexing Green Severums

[cabezon]

Anyone know how to tell the difference between male and female.

Besides the fish. lol

 

[Cichildlife]

Males have longer dorsial fins, females are rounded. Also males are usually larger then females

 

[cabezon]

thanks. I must have two of the same. one is more dominant. But the fins, and size are the same.

 

[Cichildlife]

U could post pics just to verify, also they could be juvinials. How big r they?

 

[cabezon]

They are about two years old, 4-5 inches. They still have some growing to do.

 

[Cichildlife]

Can you post pics they would be more help then description and yes they do lol

 

[cabezon]

I can tomorrow. All my tanks are in my office.

 

[Cichildlife]

O ok good luck with everything

 

[cabezon]

thanks for the responses.

 

[Cichildlife]

No problem, always happy to help.

 

[cabezon]

Here they are.


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[Cichildlife]

Looks like a boy(first) girl(second) in your pics. What i ment by long pointed fins on the male is they both are pointed but the males fins are longer. Sorry for the confusion. Anyway good luuck

 

[cabezon]

they look exactly alike to me. now, what do I have to do to encourage baby making?

 

[Cichildlife]

Time will only help and water changes help

 

[cabezon]

so no Barry White and candles?

 

[Cichildlife]

Hahahaha i dought things would get any faster that way. Lol

 

[IvanMike]

bumping up the heat and some live food like earthworms or frozen bloodworms also puts a lot of cichlids in the mood a bit too. And ditto on the water changes and just waiting to see what happens.

 

[cabezon]

Cool. I can do frozen once I get a fridge for the office.

 

[Herotilapia_Multispinosa]

Males also tend to have squiggly marks on their head.