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The female will have a pinkish belly. My female is nearer to the gravel.
hi.. can someone tell me whether mine is both male or both female or 1male 1female??
The female will have a pinkish belly. My female is nearer to the gravel.
Last edited by leeruisheng; 9th Oct 2007 at 20:05.
God will make a way, where there seems to be no way
hmmm...hard to see, got clearer picture?
can they be differentiated by their finage??
Look at the black spot on the body.
Do you see blue inside the black or just clean black spot with blue around it?
If there is blue inside the flank spot, it is female. Else it is male.
Finnage is not accurate. Red belly only when it is sexually matured.
I see. Sorry for misleading.
God will make a way, where there seems to be no way
I see... think mine is both female...
another question..
is it better to have more female than male or more male than female??
its ok bro... you are only trying to help...Originally Posted by leeruisheng
hi, shadow i try to catch them out for a photo shoot i can't get close to them to take their photo as they will go into hiding when i get close to them..
Last edited by Quixotic; 11th Sep 2007 at 07:57. Reason: SMS lingo: 'icic'
wilson, you are not wrong. That is one of the many ways to sex them. Just that it is some times not very accurate as young females don't have the red belly.
If I didn't remember wrongly, they are monogamous. Meaning they have only one sex partner. But think there should be no harm in having two females and one male. Once a pair is formed, the other female got to be taken out to prevent it from being killed if your tank is small.
Last edited by Quixotic; 11th Sep 2007 at 07:58. Reason: Formatting
I see... is there any other way to tell a female from a male other than the above 2 methods??
Last edited by Quixotic; 11th Sep 2007 at 07:59. Reason: SMS lingo: 'icic'
I used to use the length of the 2 ray of the dorsal as a gauge. But recently I proved myself wrong when my mature pair have equally long dorsal fins! Shorter is female and longer is male. But then, seems like no longer accurate.
thats what i used to gauge when i bought mine too...
thought its the same as apistogramma..
I got 3 males and 1 female previously and it was interesting to see them fight. They are pushing each other using mouth, it is like kissing
He is having ball rams
Taking a picture of the side view should help.
The sexing of balloon rams or normal rams shouldn't differ, unless the breeders mutant the fish so much that even sexual characteristics are modified.
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