Flowerhorn male or female?

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Ihsnshaik said:
Yes you're correct! I mentioned this but the main reason why people want only males other than breeding projects is the infamous kok. My female has a big kok for her size and age as well but this flowerhorn looks male.

I may be wrong but I would lean towards male even with the dorsal black spot. I literally just went to a shop that had two rows of Flowerhorn males and all the papilla looked like that. All my males look like that as well.

The thing is pictures don't do it justice you have to see it in person to tell.



This is not entirely correct. The best indication would be laying eggs but I have females who never laid eggs before until a male was present. They absorb the eggs and don't lay it.

There was a post here recently a guy posted up a picture of a fish and had the dorsal black spot but it was a male! Looked very similar to yours.

Anyways male or female doesn't matter has a nice kok its beautiful and just enjoy it.
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Nice argument. One thing I have to add. I had a female red Texas (I thought was a male) divided from my current female flowerhorn. The flowerhorn laid eggs, no fertilizer. A month later the red Texas laid eggs. So I'm sure just the mere presence of another fish can trigger this, not just a male.
 
ucantkillme89 said:
Nice argument. One thing I have to add. I had a female red Texas (I thought was a male) divided from my current female flowerhorn. The flowerhorn laid eggs, no fertilizer. A month later the red Texas laid eggs. So I'm sure just the mere presence of another fish can trigger this, not just a male.
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Many variables come into play. Aggression to other female to even a mirror can trigger egg dropping.

My mated pair for some odd reason weren't doing their usual mating behavior it's almost time for them to breed. I remember eveyetime I do a water change they get busy and I did one and instantly started to spawn. I usually do one twice a week but didn't even do once this week I been busy.

Haha your story reminded me on my male Midas. For 6 god damn years I thought he was a she until he spawned with a known female in a community tank. No hump looked like a female as well. I bought two of them as a mated pair but the owner was full of it they're both male.
 
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Ihsnshaik said:
Why would he ask then if it was male or female if it laid eggs already.....?
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I don't think the eggs belonged to him or her hahaha I have a sucker fish in his side and a jaguar on the other side. So I'm assuming it's someone's lol but I haven't seen anything since and it was only that one time so yes I'm still not sure. It's KOK is big for a female to me
 
This is a 100 percent confirmed female.nice kok and No black dorsal spot and her tube dropped...
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Vent the fish
Vent the fish
Vent the fish

Take the fish out, put it in the Palm of your hand, take a close up pic of the anus and the vent. Then post the pic on this forum. Then all will be settled lol
 
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