New Festae Male

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uncwnells

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I just got this guy for $10, he is a wild caught Rapps male that a guy just got and his female almost killed it. Sorry for the crappy pic it was taken on my phone. Also, he is about 4-5".

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Cool, I love Festae. I think it looks like a female, can you get a better shot of it? Also that fish is seriously skinny. Is it eating pelleted foods yet? How long has it been in captivity? The reason I think it looks like a female in that picture is the darker forward half and red rear portion of the dorsal fin. It could just be a shadow or camera angle maybe.
 
balton777;2239027; said:
Cool, I love Festae. I think it looks like a female, can you get a better shot of it? Also that fish is seriously skinny. Is it eating pelleted foods yet? How long has it been in captivity? The reason I think it looks like a female in that picture is the darker forward half and red rear portion of the dorsal fin. It could just be a shadow or camera angle maybe.
I agree, looks to be female. The front of the dorsal fin seems to be black.
 
bigspizz;2238980; said:
Is that as good as the pics are gonna get?

What happens if it is, I said I was sorry I used my phone camera. :cry:. Also, yeah thats a shadow, I was assured it was male and its covered in the light blue color. Ill get some better pics later of him/her in the tank, probably tomorrow. I have only had him an hour and a half, and I agree he looks really skinny. His stomach is sunken in a little bit. I wanna say he has been in captivity for almost a year. The guy has been raised in captivity since a baby, which makes me think that hes prolly an F1, but again I was told wildcaught. I am 100% sure that its a Rapps fish though.
 
Alright, just in case I was told wrong, what should I look for to sex this lil'un
 
Looks 100% male to me....Look at his gill plate....
 
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