Sexing my flowerhorn

[JustinCase]

I was told it was a male from another costumer at petsmart because the employee said he had no idea but idk... he is around 2 1/2 inches to 3 inchs not sure

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[cheryldooley]

Does not look flower horn to me!!

 

[JustinCase]

Wow did petsmart rip me off

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[JustinCase]

It has 5 spots.. 3 on the body one on his head and one by its tail

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[JustinCase]

Actually it 7 but some of them are barely visible

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[Freakgecko91]

Does not look flower horn to me!!

On what basis? This looks 100% like a flower horn to me........

Sexing it will be basically impossible with that quality of picture...


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[cheryldooley]

Sorry cannot see all the spots in the picture.

 

[JustinCase]

But can you tell based on the spot on its tail ?

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[Freakgecko91]

A clearer picture would help, but tail spots mean nothing when sexing these....the black stripe on the dorsal fin however would point towards female, which I think I can see in the poc


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[JustinCase]

Sorry it comes out sideways but heres a better one

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[jasonfishaddict]

Looks like it could be a male but it's size makes it difficult to be sure.


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[JustinCase]

At what age will he be ok to tell?

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[JustinCase]

Not age but size

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[Gillie]

Not age but size

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Usually about 5 inches, on a male the tips of the dorsal and anal fins will start to extend past the caudal penducle.

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[CICHLIDIOT]

That Is a flowerhorn but I believe it is a female because mine is 3in and you can see a nucal hump. on most young flowerhorn males you can see a nucal hump if it is 2-3ins long.

 

[Freakgecko91]

Simply not true, not all males will have a kok, and some females will develop one. Not a true black-and-white sign.


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[jasonfishaddict]

Long pointed fins are usually a dead giveaway for males. In some cichlid species, females do develop nucal humps and their coloration is just as vivid.


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[CICHLIDIOT]

Simply not true, not all males will have a kok, and some females will develop one. Not a true black-and-white sign.


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Thanks for your input but I was speaking in experience and opinion.

 

[CICHLIDIOT]

but I have little experience

 

[Freakgecko91]

I don't normally go to youtube, but this video is a good example of what artificial selection and weird breeding can do. This fish has a few male signs, like the long flowing fins as well as a kok, yet the video shows it laying eggs