That's a good idea too, put the two smaller on one side and the larger ones on the other. Since the big drawback to pulling them is they will be the new fish in a established territory(s) when I eventually put them back. And we all know how rough that can be. I wish there was an easier way to sex them at this size. However I doubt I can learn much at 2-3inches unless there is a give-away I've missed in my research.
My Umbee Growth journal
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If you can grow a Umbee to 19inch in 24 months please pass on some tips. IT takes me 10 to 12 months to grow out and sex fry at 6 inch.
Honestly there's no way to tell until they reach around the 5 inch mark. The only way to somewhat tell is by seeing what fish is growing at a faster rate and getting the most noticeable freckles but it's never a for sure thing. Everything about them is the same until they're sub adults. Typically the dominant bigger of the bunch will be a make IME.
Yeah this is kinda what I thought. Thanks for the response anyways. I think their all between the 1-4 inch mark so not really anyway to tell besides saying the smaller ones are more likely to be females then males. Lol
Idk about 19" in 24 months but I grew my old one from 3-12" in a year. Do they normally grow slower than that?
