Zebra

[mike dunagan]

At that size it is still hard to tell. It could be a male. I know that you have at least one male arautus, but the other could end up male in time as well. They all look rather small still.

 

[countrykat]

Thanks, they are about 2 1/2"

Will the Arautus change sex during it's lifetime?

 

[mike dunagan]

change sex no, but the coloration can change. Subdom, dom female,

 

[TheFanatic]

I thought I saw egg spots on the red zebras but I'm not sure....

 

[mike dunagan]

Egg spots on a zebra does not mean it is necessarily male.

 

[kay-bee]

...but if its jalo reef variety males will be blue.

Minos Reef to be exact (Jalo Reef is on the other side of the lake).

 

[kay-bee]

Is there any way to tell the difference between m/fm with the zebra?

As they mature males may lighten in color (as Mike mentioned).

Also males tend to develop blue-hued dorsal fins:

Two juvie red zebra males (note the blue sheened dorsal):

Matured red zebra male (blue sheened dorsal):

Female red zebra (note absent blue sheen of dorsal):

Eggspots don't equate to male gender (as Mike previously indicated)

Mouthbrooding female red zebra (note the multiple eggspots)

 

[countrykat]

Thanks Kay, the pictures were helpful.

 

[mike dunagan]

great pictorial

 

[TheFanatic]

Thanks for the lesson