I have been growing this guy for over a year now and i am pretty sure it is a male but i need to know definitly now.. he is one of my favorites..
Please sex my beutiful 7 stripe Frontosa
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It is hard to tell from the pic, but my guess would be a male. But there are only a few sure fire ways to tell for sure.
One is if he starts spawning with any females you have in the tank and you catch them in the act.
The other would be by venting him, that would be one of he most acurate ways to tell the sex. Here is some info on venting and some pics to help if you decide to try and vent it.
http://www.fishhead.com/articles/ventsex.htm
One is if he starts spawning with any females you have in the tank and you catch them in the act.
The other would be by venting him, that would be one of he most acurate ways to tell the sex. Here is some info on venting and some pics to help if you decide to try and vent it.
http://www.fishhead.com/articles/ventsex.htm
Honda12;500605; said:
Excellent photos of the venting process.. wow .. now to get under and photograph what i see.. i have never seen on any info the detailed photo as this site has available, although the female and male do look alot alike there is some difference comparing them.. thank you this is very useful and i will definitly use it in future as well ..
amesbien;515071; said:
I think your right.. he hides in his cave all day and is shy.. Frontosa males profile said this was a male front's behavior.. although he does swim alot at night ..
Hi Red Devil
Mate I keep and breed Frontosa here in Australia and I have had a conciderable amount to do with the Frontosa 'Kigoma'. I would say that you almost certainly have a male there [and a good looking sort of guy too] there is one other way that I find is a reasonable indicator as to the sex of a Frontosa and that is the fact that the males tend to be somewhat hollow in appearance around the gut region. The female tends to have a more rounded appearance.
I will post a couple of pics of my Cyphotilapia sp. giberosa 'Tanzanites' shortly and they will show you what I mean.
Vent sexing is about the best way to sex your fish though but please remember that even this is not falible.
Cheers
Frony05
Mate I keep and breed Frontosa here in Australia and I have had a conciderable amount to do with the Frontosa 'Kigoma'. I would say that you almost certainly have a male there [and a good looking sort of guy too] there is one other way that I find is a reasonable indicator as to the sex of a Frontosa and that is the fact that the males tend to be somewhat hollow in appearance around the gut region. The female tends to have a more rounded appearance.
I will post a couple of pics of my Cyphotilapia sp. giberosa 'Tanzanites' shortly and they will show you what I mean.
Vent sexing is about the best way to sex your fish though but please remember that even this is not falible.
Cheers
Frony05
Beeeeautiful!!! Fontosa!!!!!
I believe for sure that it is a male, female don't have hump on their head near far out as their lips as males do. I have 3-4fontosas(Sorry... i forgot exactly ho many fontosas i got because i got so many fishes!
) I have two males for sure. the males are more darker color than the females.
I believe for sure that it is a male, female don't have hump on their head near far out as their lips as males do. I have 3-4fontosas(Sorry... i forgot exactly ho many fontosas i got because i got so many fishes!
) I have two males for sure. the males are more darker color than the females.
frony05;516799; said:
Looking forward to seeing your pictures..glad to meet you and thank you for your help..
Redtail_Watcher;516841; said:Beeeeautiful!!! Fontosa!!!!!
I believe for sure that it is a male, female don't have hump on their head near far out as their lips as males do. I have 3-4fontosas(Sorry... i forgot exactly ho many fontosas i got because i got so many fishes!
Thank you and post yours so i can see them..