How do i tell the gender of my rope fish? pics?

[Ichthyotopia]

i have a ropefish that i wish to breed but i first need to figure out the sex of it so i can get another one of the opposite gender. can anyone help me out? pics of the difference would be great.

Thanks

 

[JamesF]

Look in the stickies. There is a post with pics of how to tell the difference. It is the same with ropefish. Males have a much larger anal fin.

 

[bigchief]

rope fish are i think the easiest to sex out of any bichir type fish.and unlike most you dont have to wait tell they mature out of the six i have ive had since they were fairly small and ive always been able to sex them it was easier cuz i had six though and you could see the differences between them plain as day also.

 

[Ichthyotopia]

ok thanks ill look for that. thanks for the help

 

[Ichthyotopia]

i couldnt find this sticky u speak of, could u give me the link please?

 

[JamesF]

http://www.monsterfishkeepers.com/f...sil-records-natural-history-and-anatomy/page2

When you are in the main Polyterus Forum, the top 10 or so posts are marke as stickies. Have a read over them all.

 

[Ichthyotopia]

ok so i basically look at the anal fin part of it. thanks jamesF

 

[JamesF]

No problem. If you're still not sure, take a pic and post it.

 

[Ichthyotopia]

sorry for the bad pic, can anyone tell the sex based on this?

 

[bigchief]

male