Male or Female?

[Gizmo003]

About 7 months ago I had two FHs divided side by side with a drilled acrylic piece so they were able to see each other clearly. I knew one was a male, and had thought the other was a female, but I was wrong....they both were males and they both were showing the same signs you described, both of them digging, both nest building, swimming side by side along the divider and tail fanning....They are two males trying to out do the other by digging a bigger hole for a better nest and showing dominance by tail fanning each other. In short, they are trying to show a potential female who can build a better nest and who is dominate......

Thank you, that explains the strange behavior.

 

[scotty61]

just from the pic i first thought it was a female. i would like to see the under belly for better guess. maybe get a pic of the belly it may help. still GL on breeding them

 

[Gizmo003]

just from the pic i first thought it was a female. i would like to see the under belly for better guess. maybe get a pic of the belly it may help. still GL on breeding them

Don't know if this is going to be of any use but this is the best I could get.

 

[gregkarr09]

cant tell from that pic

 

[gregkarr09]

first glance I would say female

 

[Gizmo003]

Here's a video of some of the behavior I was talking about.

[YT]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VA7y5XytJWs[/YT]

 

[Gizmo003]

hmm that didn't seem to work...here's a direct link instead..

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VA7y5XytJWs

 

[neflowerhron]

it looks like female to me!!

 

[MoFish78]

male or female?...i thought male at first, but i think it aid eggs...do males also have a tube stickin out when spawning? my other fh and this guy both had dark stress lines and both sides of the plate had eggs which i think belonged to both of them.

 

[Aquaria Exotics]

male.