Contrasting Male/Female FESTAE @ 1.5"

[the animal guy]

1.5" Festaes. M+F for you to see the small differences and learn to sex them

They are some of the easiest to sex. The hardest for me are Viejas.

 

[jiant2520]

Bottom pic male?? How can you tell so surely at this size? I thought we could not be sure until 3.5 to 4"? Females should have the blotch on the dorsal and black on the their lower fins too I think?? Thanks!!

 

[the animal guy]

no bottom is female..

 

[triz316]

I have 7- 1.5 inchers and 3 smaller ones have bars and stay near the bottom and the bigger ones are blotches and stay higher in the tank.

 

[tiger15]

no bottom is female..

How can you tell. The bottom fish has neither the dark blotch on the dorsal or black on the ventral fins.

 

[jiant2520]

I have four in the 2-2.5" range and I cannot tell which are male or female....