vieja synspillum

d3ssen27

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what do you think of this pair?
well i still don't know if the other is really a male but the one with more black is a female for sure
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decoy50

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Color on them looks pretty good. Its possible that is a m/f pair- body shape looks that way to me, but this isn't a very accurate way to sex them. If you're interested in the pair, my advice is to ask to see the vents so that you can be certain. Sub-dominant males can easily be mistaken for females.
 

d3ssen27

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i have tried venting them but i can only identify the female vent
the other one's genitals is too confusing
 

LONE_WOLF

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Lee Nuttall states that in his findings with synspilum is that the male syn will always have blue eyes and the female will have yellow. I find this 100 percent accurate in my syns and google any pic of a pair of syns and you will see too.
 

the animal guy

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Beautiful syns.. I think males look nice if not too fat.. Because they have the stiff body when they swim; lacking grace in their movements so not being too fat for syn male would be nice and better fin proportion to the body..

They are 10/10 syns. Congrats with the pair
 

the animal guy

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Lee Nuttall states that in his findings with synspilum is that the male syn will always have blue eyes and the female will have yellow. I find this 100 percent accurate in my syns and google any pic of a pair of syns and you will see too.
The last male i turnt over to you had blue eyes. I didnt know this though.. Im keep this in mind next time i see syns.
 

d3ssen27

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Beautiful syns.. I think males look nice if not too fat.. Because they have the stiff body when they swim; lacking grace in their movements so not being too fat for syn male would be nice and better fin proportion to the body..

They are 10/10 syns. Congrats with the pair
thanks
 
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