sex gt...?

[ohhsweetness]

female or male ????????

 

[dookie]

two males

 

[ohhsweetness]

how can yu tell ?

 

[mark razmandi]

the smaller one is the female.
notice the thicker facial bands, aswell as the subdued red trim on the fins nd lack of iredescence.

 

[Kolewolf]

those 2 are males! The females lack any metallic green on their sided. Red trim on the fins is not an indication of sex but rather quality of fish.

 

[silverdragon]

2 males mate.. Pointed fins dead give away..

 

[TrikkyMakk]

those 2 are males! The females lack any metallic green on their sided. Red trim on the fins is not an indication of sex but rather quality of fish.

this

 

[peathenster]

Red trim on the fins is not an indication of sex but rather quality of fish.

I wonder what this statement is based on. I have yet to see a proven female with as much red trim on the pectoral fin as the male on the right side.

To the OP - this is how you find out http://www.fishhead.com/articles/ventsex.htm I'm curious about the smaller fish....try it and let us know.

 

[ohhsweetness]

my mate use to have a bright red female he only fed her food enhancers ...
but isnt africans different to american vents ???

 

[Sarah88]

i think it looks female, trailers dont always say for sure its a male, i say female because of lack of nuchal hump, lots of blue bearding and no design within tail and dorsal fin, my female is only slightly less colorful than my male but she still has nice green on her body only difference between them is the hump and design within tail and dorsal instead of only color stripe at end, and she even started growing trailers before my male did