Umbee Sex?

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catfishlover106

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Hey you guys what's the shape of the genital thing suppose to look like? is it like a "U" or a "V"....like tell me what a male should have and what it shouldn't...im going to get some pics of it while you guys comment on it
 
a male should be V and a female should be U
 
If you hold the fish and look at its vent, on a female, one of the depositor will be larger than the anus. On a male, they will usually both look about the same size.
 
mines pointy...like a V thats why i asked...cause i thought it was female was V and U was male...so its V thats for males...i'll get pics up of it but i tried venting it downstairs at the tank by taking it out but i can't get a clear picture with the zoom...so i'll just post pics of his whole body
 
eggs are much bigger than sperm, that's why females have the bigger, U shaped... uh.. appendage. sperm are very small cells suspended in liquid, so a V shaped nozzle is more effective.
 
ok so can you guys sex it just by looking? here's some pics but im sorry that their low quality and blurry...it was flaring with my female red terror and my male managuense

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I can't tell by those pics. maybe someone else can. but if you said it had a V shaped thingy, its most likely a male.
 
oh ok...well i'll try getting better pics of it and also wait for someone who can try to sex it from what i have right now
 
catfishlover106;1873624; said:
mines pointy...like a V thats why i asked...cause i thought it was female was V and U was male...so its V thats for males...i'll get pics up of it but i tried venting it downstairs at the tank by taking it out but i can't get a clear picture with the zoom...so i'll just post pics of his whole body

that came out hella wrong...:ROFL:
 
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