I was just wondering if our GT is male or female, thanks.
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Male or Female GT?
- Thread starter Rachel.Cody
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The blue bearding is an easy reference for GT's. Very thin delicate blue lines often indicate a male. But in this case the blue bearding is fuller and appears more "blotchy" or "painted" as opposed to the delicate line of a male. 100% female for me
In my opinion, the bearding has very little to do with differentiating gender. Male Gold Saums typically display a high level of reticulation and color within their fins (especially the dorsal and caudal fins). Even a smaller size, males will usually already start to display this trait. I've posted two of my pictures below. They are both males. Notice the reticulation in the fins on both specimens. These fish are both around 3-4" in the pics (the first picture being a GT that I no longer have, the second picture is a GT I'm currently growing out).
Males are generally more colourful then female with some females appearing dry dark especially during breeding. However there are some exceptions and I've seen on here pictures of dominant females that appear as colourful as any male and even with a slight nuchal hump. I have to disagree 100% that bearding doesn't help sex as I've had 6 females in the last year 3 of which has laid eggs all had the same bearding as the one pictures above. I'm not saying every single case is the same but beardin is definitely an easy and common difference to find between male and female saums.
Well hopefully ours will fill out with some color soon.
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