Sexing angels

[Anchovie]

Is there anyway to tell the sex of angels visually or wait for them to pair? How will I know they are pairing if they are schooling anyway?


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[rook45]

Some people say the male will develop a hump on its head but its not 100% because in some cases the females will develop the hump too. The only sure was to find out is to look at the vents when they breed.


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[Aquanero]

There no easy way to tell the sex of Angelfish short of watching them breed and I have been fooled more than once. The female will have a wider blunter tube the male's will be thinner and pointed. Once a pair developes the male and female will stake out a terratory or breeding site and clean it while aggressivly keeping all others away, it will be pretty easy to tell when this is happining.

 

[Jumping Arowana]

with my pair of breeding angels the best way of seeing the difference is that the female is fatter than the male. hope this helps

 

[Anchovie]

Nice replies. Angels are tough. It's not easy to sex schooling fish. Jds are easy, jags are easier, but schooling fish are tough for me cuz I don't always have time to watch their behavior for extended periods. Your have to wait for them to be ready to breed. I have a single angel that I'd like to breed. Guess I gotta wait till he/she is ready.



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[krustyart]

Yes, it's next to impossible to be 100% sure of sex unless you actually see who lays the eggs and who fertilizes them and even then you can be deceived by a male fertilizing who looks like he is laying down the eggs but they were already there from a previous pass of the female. Every time you think you have nailed down a rule to sex by, some angel will come along and break that rule!