If both male and female bichirs were of the same age, would one necessarily be bigger than the other? For example, would be female have more girth?
Are males bigger than females or vice-versa?
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yeah females have more girth as they mature.
there's no recorded difference in the max size for males and females (i.e. the max recorded size is always given just for the species), so who knows if those with record size are all females or a mixture.
but it does seem females tend to grow bigger (at least in captivity) mainly because they are usually greedier feeder, and if it eats more, it'll grow more.
on the flip side, given a male and a female that eat the same amount, i can't tell you if the female will necessarily be the bigger (in terms of length) or faster growing of the two.
there's no recorded difference in the max size for males and females (i.e. the max recorded size is always given just for the species), so who knows if those with record size are all females or a mixture.
but it does seem females tend to grow bigger (at least in captivity) mainly because they are usually greedier feeder, and if it eats more, it'll grow more.
on the flip side, given a male and a female that eat the same amount, i can't tell you if the female will necessarily be the bigger (in terms of length) or faster growing of the two.
i've all ways thought males got bigger when ever i've seen a pair of sens roughly the same age the male was bigger huh
IME there's no real correlation between growth rate and sexes. Most of my bichirs have been grown out since they were 2-3" and I see food intake as the biggest factor in growth rate. Then genetics come in to play later on as some bichirs slow down dramatically in their growth rate sooner than others even though food intake remains the same. Sex doesn't really come into play since I've seen females stop growing sooner while some males just kept on growing and vice versa. I do agree though that females tend to have more girth but not necessarily more length compared to males.
