Sexing Electric Blue acara??

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Hayleybraun

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Can anyone help me in sexing this Electric Blue Acara? I picked it up at my lfs the other day and i would like to go back and get another of the opposite sex so I can eventually breed them! I've had a couple people tell me what they thought it was but some said male and others said female and I'd just really like to get a clear answer so when I go back I know what sex I will need to pick up! I have attached the best photos I could get of it so if you can help me would you please take a look and let me know what you guys think! As well could you explain to me how to sex them so I know what to look for when I go back to the store to get the second one! Thank you so much in advance even for just taking the time to read my post!

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judging by the fins, i would say you have a male. they seem to be longer and come to a point. generally they will be more rounded and shorter on the females...but i dont know for sure if that goes for this spec. as well. nice color though! beautiful fish
 
tjwalley83 said:
judging by the fins, i would say you have a male. they seem to be longer and come to a point. generally they will be more rounded and shorter on the females...but i dont know for sure if that goes for this spec. as well. nice color though! beautiful fish
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|Thanks! I have a feeling I'm just going to have to buy a bunch of them and let them pair up so i can breed them, they're just fairly expensive here. The colour is sooooo gorgeous! I could watch it all day, every time I go into the room it's swimming back and fourth in the front of the tank like it's showing off
 
That would be the best way to get a pair. I bought four and got a pair. Now I have 200 about 1 and 1/2 to 2 inches and can't give them away lol!
 
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BIG-G said:
That would be the best way to get a pair. I bought four and got a pair. Now I have 200 about 1 and 1/2 to 2 inches and can't give them away lol!
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I wish! they are fairly pricey here, I'm trying to get into the local aquarium facebook group right now so I can find some local breeders but I swear the admin of the group is never one facebook anymore cause I have been waiting for so long
 
Can someone help me too?
I am also not sure about the sex of my neon blue Acaras. Though both are of same age, but one is much smaller which appears to be male.
Can someone please confirm?

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Tbh you really will not know if your EBA is M/F until like stated above BIG-G BIG-G by adding 3 more so they can naturally pair off. EBA are difficult to sex imo because both M/F look alike I have a pair that couldn't tell apart until they spawned and the male grew larger.
 
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