Need Help Sexing Severum

[jbarbaresi]

Can anyone tell from these pics whether this is male or female yet? He/she is about 4-4.5" right now and starting to show some excellent reds throughout face and body, and fins are turning blue as well. i don't know if this would be considered "worming" of the face or not though. I got him/her about 4 or 5 months ago at about 2.5-3".

 

[riano]

id say female, not really sure why but ive had a few red spotted myself and this just looks female to me, it may be the very short ventral fins that make me think that though.

lovely severum by the way!

 

[Loves severums]

male

 

[BrtnBoy449]

i'd say male

 

[jbarbaresi]

thanks guys. do the red spots on their bodies normally darken or lighten as they grow?

 

[Nemesis]

Looks like a very nice male.