German Blue Ram Sexing

[Bercey]

So I picked up some german blue rams today from the LFS and I'm not top convinced I received a male and a female.

Any help in sexing these guys would be great.

Fish 1:

Couple hours between the two photos...

Fish 2:

And here's a pic of the two together:

Fish 2 is in front and fish 1 is farthest.

As for behaviour, there is no chasing, except for the odd moment, they just seem to just chill side by side for the most part.

 

[elephantnose]

Look like they're both males. Does one have a pink belly?


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[Iamtechno13]

Same as on plantedtank, look like males but if there is pink on the belly it is a dead giveaway. It's really easy to sex these fish, people make it way more difficult than it needs to be. Pink on the belly and its a female, no pink and its a male. This is how to tell a true GBR but the genetics are so washed out and weak nowadays and it can be tough to find good stock so...

 

[Brookster123]

2 aliens

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[Gillie]

I have to agree, both male. If you plan on getting a female, I would trade in male 2 he has poor form between the 2nd and 3rd dorsal spines.

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[Bercey]

Thanks for all the help, guys.

I took them back to the store and traded them in for a male-female (they assured me - 99%) pair of electric blues. Did some research on sexing the electric blues beforehand and I do believe they are male and female.

 

[Brookster123]

Good luck with ebrs! Keep that water holy

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[squirrilah fish]

I'll trade you, I have two females, lol


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