FlowerHorn

[Jacob92677]

Your going to have to take the fish out hold it upside and take a hi def pic of its vent
That will be the best bet for someone to remotely give you a answer
The more clear and high resolution the photos the better chance for accuracy

 

[Magnus_Bane]

I agree with everyone else, you'll need to remove the fish from the tank flip it and hold it upside down to get a nice upclose clear pic of the vent in order to properly sex the fish. Outward appearances can be very deceiving, I had a FH that I thought was male for the longest time, decided to figure out why it refused to breed with the female I had with it by venting it one day and found out he was actually a she.

 

[Unit-3]

It looks female based on the duller coloring (nice yellowing on the front half, by the way) and what I can see of the vent, but I think that doing a close-up shot of the vent (from the top, you'll see either a spike or two circular holes, male and female respectively.) would make it much easier.

 

[Khalid2325]

See this picture after 2 days head looks to be grown a bit in 2 days

 

[Unit-3]

See this picture after 2 days head looks to be grown a bit in 2 days

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If this second picture actually shows the vent (because I'm looking at some weird thing otherwise), then it's a female. If not? Dunno. Maybe you'd wanna do a vent picture?

 

[Joshuakahan]

Can anyone tell me my baby Flowerhorn is male or female View attachment 1410157View attachment 1410158View attachment 1410159View attachment 1410159View attachment 1410160View attachment 1410161

My guess would be male since it’s looking like it’s got a kok starting

 

[Ruturaj]

My guess would be male since it’s looking like it’s got a kok starting

Females can grow a hump.

 

[Magnus_Bane]

Females can grow a hump.

Agreed, I personally have a female with a decent size kok already. Granted always thought it was male untill I vented it. Only problem with OP's FH is that it's just a tad bit too small to vent it and get an accurate ID on its gender atm.

 

[Ruturaj]

Agreed, I personally have a female with a decent size kok already. Granted always thought it was male untill I vented it. Only problem with OP's FH is that it's just a tad bit too small to vent it and get an accurate ID on its gender atm.

Frankly if owner is happy with the fish, I don't see need to determine gender. Your fish hasn't laid any eggs yet, right?

 

[Magnus_Bane]

Frankly if owner is happy with the fish, I don't see need to determine gender. Your fish hasn't laid any eggs yet, right?

Yeah none from my 2 girls that I've seen atleast but they aren't in very warm water either so I think that has a major factor in their egg production. I don't have a male atm so I've been keeping em in a bit cooler water (78°-80°F).