Shane templar Plecostomus MFK Member Dec 3, 2019 141 131 51 42 Bristol uk Mar 28, 2020 #1 Hi everyone just wanted to know if this was a male or female? It is all the same fish ?? Reactions: tlindsey
kno4te MFK Moderator Staff member Global Moderator MFK Member Dec 24, 2005 18,486 20,970 480 USA Mar 28, 2020 #2 Looks female. Reactions: Shane templar and tlindsey
tlindsey Silver Tier VIP MFK Member Aug 6, 2011 23,368 24,280 1,660 Ohio Mar 28, 2020 #3 kno4te said: Looks female. Click to expand... +1 Reactions: Shane templar and kno4te
Shane templar Plecostomus MFK Member Dec 3, 2019 141 131 51 42 Bristol uk Mar 28, 2020 #4 Balls been calling “him” Rudi for a year!!! ??? Thanks knew it had something to do with the tail!! Reactions: tlindsey
tlindsey Silver Tier VIP MFK Member Aug 6, 2011 23,368 24,280 1,660 Ohio Mar 28, 2020 #5 Shane templar said: Balls been calling “him” Rudi for a year!!! ??? Thanks knew it had something to do with the tail!! Click to expand... It's actually the anal fin. Males have s thick wide anal fin that they use to cup the eggs and scatter them. Reactions: magpie, Shane templar, Magnus_Bane and 1 other person
Shane templar said: Balls been calling “him” Rudi for a year!!! ??? Thanks knew it had something to do with the tail!! Click to expand... It's actually the anal fin. Males have s thick wide anal fin that they use to cup the eggs and scatter them.
Magnus_Bane Redtail Catfish MFK Member Jan 26, 2020 2,734 2,923 154 28 Canton SD Mar 28, 2020 #6 tlindsey said: It's actually the anal fin. Males have s thick wide anal fin that they use to cup the eggs and scatter them. Click to expand... Huh, if ya learn something new every day. Personally I had no clue how to tell the genders apart in these species. Reactions: tlindsey
tlindsey said: It's actually the anal fin. Males have s thick wide anal fin that they use to cup the eggs and scatter them. Click to expand... Huh, if ya learn something new every day. Personally I had no clue how to tell the genders apart in these species.