Curare severums sexing

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Jack Dempsey
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Mar 2, 2009
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Is anyone able to possibly sex a couple of curare severums?
Fish 1 is definitely hard to photograph as it's quite shy. Fish 2 seems to get picked on a little by fish 1, as you can see by the fins. they were added to the tank a couple of months ago at the same time, but fish 2 is certainly bolder.

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They’re probably still a bit young for that. As has been written here in other threads, H severus cannot be reliably sexed with facial markings like other species. Both males and females will show it to a degree. They also don’t seem to spawn as early as other species.
 
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