Help sexing this angel
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HPIZZLE;2058614; said:since when do angels get koks?
They don't get koks, per se. My dominant males all have slight head growths, though. It won't show up until they're well over a year old. I'll try to see if I can get a pic.
youre right, one of the two gets a lump on their head. theres a vid on utube and this guy was so lucky to get two new angels breed instantly in his 10g. the male is normal but the female has a protrusion on its head, which i doubt is a tumor.redux;2058612; said:
The only sure way to tell the sex of an Angel is during the spawning cycle.
You notice in the second of the 2 top piccies, between the pectoral and anal fins there is a tiny protrusion. This is called a papilla. Females have a larger, more round-ended papilla, and males a smaller sharper papilla (like the tip of a pencil).
Unfortunately for us, the papillas only display for a couple of days when a pair is preparing to spawn. So you cannot really sex an Angel until its actually already spawning!
The head-bump method is okay, but unfortunately is not 100% accurate. Some males do not develop this bump, and sometimes females can look more like males.
The best thing you can do to ensure a breeding pair is buy 4 to 6 Angels. with 6, you'll have around a 97% chance of at least 1 pair. With 4: around 70%, and with 2 Angels about 50%
Jarrad
You notice in the second of the 2 top piccies, between the pectoral and anal fins there is a tiny protrusion. This is called a papilla. Females have a larger, more round-ended papilla, and males a smaller sharper papilla (like the tip of a pencil).
Unfortunately for us, the papillas only display for a couple of days when a pair is preparing to spawn. So you cannot really sex an Angel until its actually already spawning!
The head-bump method is okay, but unfortunately is not 100% accurate. Some males do not develop this bump, and sometimes females can look more like males.
The best thing you can do to ensure a breeding pair is buy 4 to 6 Angels. with 6, you'll have around a 97% chance of at least 1 pair. With 4: around 70%, and with 2 Angels about 50%
Jarrad