Male or Female Festae...

[xEchOx]

There has been a little debate about the sex of this fish on some other forums I frequent. I personally think it is female, but I've very little experience with Festae. So, I thought I'd ask the resident experts. What do you think?

 

[CubanB]

i voted male purely because it has alot of blue spangling. you need to post a pic of it's dorsal fin raised to show that bit of black i can see to get a better idea though

 

[xEchOx]

i voted male purely because it has alot of blue spangling. you need to post a pic of it's dorsal fin raised to show that bit of black i can see to get a better idea though

She's(?) still a bit camera shy so getting a pic of her with the dorsal extended has been tough. I have tried to get it but her colors fade a bit when I spook her with the camera.

Is the black spot in the dorsal indicative of female? I have seen it more obvious when she colors up, but like I said, its tough to get a pic of. I'll work on it some more this weekend and see what I get.

 

[balton777]

That's a tricky age to tell for sure. When my current male was at that size, I went back and forth on gender and there was a lot of debate on MFK too.

Personally, I think yours is a male.

 

[young_rico]

i also think its a male. you should try using a small mirror to see if it will flare at it.

 

[uncwnells]

by those pics theres no way to tell anything. Other than its a festae. I have some that I have been growing for a year now (4-5") and still dont have a clue. Be patient.

 

[xEchOx]

Just so everyone is up to date: 9 male, 9 female...... shat.

I guess I'll do my best to take some better pics this weekend when I get some free time and try this again and if that doesn't work out, I'll just have to be patient.

Thanks guys.

 

[danny2875]

Balton is all over this. LOL I was about to say ask Balton cause he has a beautiful pair. Still a little to young give it some time. But i am leaning more towards male.

 

[fishluvr12]

Too young to tell, but I would guess male from the pics

 

[RedH2O]

what ever it is, she/he looks very good