Sexing Green Terror Juvis?

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glenbo

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Does anybody know how?

I bought 4 Juvis from my LFS earlier...I asked him for 1 male and 3 female Gold Saums so i could get my own breeding pair in there own 100 gallon tank.

However after getting them home it appears that i have 2 x Gold Saums and 2 x Silver Saums.

The 2 silvers seem to be the dominant ones...keeping the 2 golds to one side of the tank.

They are all between 3-4" the smaller silvers fins are more pointy...the bigger rounded....the larger Golds fins are pointy and the smaller rounded :S

Does this mean I have 2 of each? 2 males + 2 females? they all seem quite dullish...not that colourful.

None have a hump on there head yet either.

Shall i buy more? to guarantee pairs or will they pair off from what I have?

Am i correct in thinking the fins are the way to distinguish them? the difference is not very big at all!

Here is a video i uploaded to you tube as I'm finding it hard to take a decent picture with the flash off...and the flash on just makes them look like a metallic green mess lol.

Any help would be very much appreciated.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=O_cUAnGuRZ8

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prett much impposible to tell
they all look likes silvers
but the two with gold are a bit odd
usually its eithr all orange or all white bands
 
well i noe some look like females but i cant distinguish the males
 
lach;3474717; said:
prett much impposible to tell
they all look likes silvers
but the two with gold are a bit odd
usually its eithr all orange or all white bands

Gold Saum x Silver Saum hybrids??
 
I'd say you've got all females.I could be wrong though,it's hard to tell at that size.But here is a pic of my male at around 3 inches.You can see the long flowing dorsal fin developing.I'd also say you have 2 golds and 2 silvers.

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yeah, they are tiny and ugly like all gts at that length, they wont get a "hump" on their head until later in life it ever.
 
I had a male before i bought from a breeding pair (dude wanted to split them up) that was 5"...it looked like the one in that pic you posted but didnt have flowing fins.
 
Have you guys checked the video for a better look?
 
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