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    Can anyone tell me the physical differences of male and female betta mandor? I've have been reading from websites and forum, but i still can't tell the differences. Can anyone post a picture of a female and a male mandor?

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    Re: sexing betta mandor

    Female Betta mandor has shorter anal and dorsal fins. You might be able to observe vertical stripes too which sometimes will show. Another thing is that the female seems a little duller in colour than the male. Male also has spade like tail.
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    Re: sexing betta mandor

    Jo's advice is true for the entire mandor and foerschi group of betta.
    Having said that, even on the best of days, sexing mandor can be a pain.

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    Re: sexing betta mandor

    I've been staring at my B. mandor for many days.. yet i can't tell the sex.. A pair was sold to me as male and female.. but it seems that both are male. i just can't tell the difference.. does a stress male have vertical stripe?
    Last edited by johannes; 7th Apr 2010 at 08:52. Reason: minor punctuation

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    Re: sexing betta mandor

    Yes, all betta males are capable of having those stress bars.

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    Re: sexing betta mandor

    It would helpful if you can post the picture(s) of your fishes here for sexing.
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    Re: sexing betta mandor

    how do i post the picture in this forum? I've put the link from my facebook, but the picture cannot be view in forum..
    Last edited by johannes; 9th Apr 2010 at 10:29. Reason: im lingo

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    Re: sexing betta mandor

    I am not sure about facebook application. But if you upload to something like photobucket, you can attach the picture by inserting the IMG code in your post.
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    Re: sexing betta mandor

    May i ask, is Betta mandor = Betta foerschi ?
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    Re: sexing betta mandor

    Hi bro Sheng, they are 2 different species altogether (from Foerschi complex).
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    Re: sexing betta mandor

    ok,thanks alot
    Last edited by johannes; 9th Apr 2010 at 15:40. Reason: remove immediate quote
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    Re: sexing betta mandor

    These pics are the same betta. Can anyone tell me their sex?
    Last edited by TanCH; 9th Apr 2010 at 19:15.

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    Re: sexing betta mandor

    No one can help me sex this mandor? =(

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    Re: sexing betta mandor

    If I absolutely had to make a choice, I'd say this is a male, but as I mentioned earlier, it's really tricky to sex bettas from the foerschi complex.
    Last edited by Jitticus; 13th Apr 2010 at 17:19.

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    Re: sexing betta mandor

    at first i was going to go for female due to short anal, ventral and dorsal fins.
    now a bit unsure as jitticus mentioned it looks like a male, which is possible due to its elongated body and bigger throat.
    the best is to pump the fish and re-ID the gender again.
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    Re: sexing betta mandor

    aww.. guess i'll have to pump it more for a few more weeks. Hope it can be ID by then. But i still appreciate those who can give comments on the sex. =)

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    Re: sexing betta mandor

    i helped a friend to get 5 pieces of mature Betta mandor recently, the males do not show any vertical barrings on the body and the body is bluish black in colour instead. the males also exhibit intense 2 red bars on the cheek, on top of that the males have pronounced spade tail. the females on the other hand has distinct brownish vertical barrings on the body that will intensify when ready to spawn, her caudal is less lanceolated as well.

    unexpectedly, a pair formed and spawned, but due to disturbances from other members, the male swallowed the eggs within 2 days. this species is rather hard to breed as they are very aggressive to conspecific. i guess i was lucky haha, will wait for 2nd round... but this time will be in my friend's tank...

    picture of the male brooding
    Last edited by johannes; 25th Aug 2010 at 00:06.
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    Re: sexing betta mandor

    Congrats on the semi success!

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