Sexing salvini - still unclear.

[Otherone]

I've never asked this question before but have tried to make heads or tails of what has been asked and answered before; I have 4 Salvini one @ 6-7" lotsa blue little red and a greyish yellow coloring - 3x 2" Sal's lotsa red's extremely yellow very little blues but some with beaks - Here's what I think I understood:

Females - Red bellies, black spot on the gill plate, no beak ?

Males - lotsa blues, blue spot on gill plate, beaked mouth ?

Correct or incorrect and the correct way to ID sex without venting

 

[Otherone]

Dang - wrong forum....................please move - my bad.

 

[HiImSean]

females will have a black spot on their gill plate and on the spiney part of their dorsal fin.

 

[SusieQ]

Hi... From my experience with them... The females usually have the black spot about midway on their dorsal fin.. they also seem to often have a lot more red or orange coloring on their bellies when young adults/adults.. If you post pics it might help... Good luck with your fish... Sue

 

[darth pike]

The black spots (dorsal, cheek) are the best way, but aren't always 100% there (for cheek) or both have the dorsal spot.