white saum rivulatus ("green terror") - sexing

[phineasborg]

Hi
So I bought this fish today. It is about 5.5 close to 6 inches. I was told it was a female. I m kinda thinking it is more a male.

What do you guys think?

 

[Frank Castle]

could go either way....has the head of a male but the coloration and trailer fins of a female

 

[Stanzzzz7]

That's a male.

 

[RampageRR]

Just for comparison's sake, here's my male at 4.5" - note the fin trailers have a bit more extension, so I do see what Frank Castle's referring to. I would have guessed male at first glance, but I'm not 100% sure after looking a bit closer.

 

[Stanzzzz7]

Fin extensions can vary in length.Not all males will have spectacular long fin extensions. I have also owned females with fin extensions to match that of a standard male.
I was going by the colour of the fishes flanks,the body length and masculine head shape.

 

[phineasborg]

Thanks guys. I vented the fish during wc. Here are several pictures. Let me know what you think. Thanks!

 

[phineasborg]

Another angle:

 

[phineasborg]

Last pic: zooming in.

 

[Stanzzzz7]

In the first picture the vent looks pointed and elongated which suggests male.

 

[lunsforj]

That is a male.