Having problem telling the sex of these RCS. Any expert opinion?

**woonsiew** · 1st Nov 2012, 21:48

These are my 6 x adult RCS.
Some have 'golden saddles' and curved 'underbelly so i reckon they are females.
Any expert opinions of which are males and which are females?
Red Cherry Shrimp 1.jpg Red Cherry Shrimp 2.jpg Red Cherry Shrimp 3.jpg Red Cherry Shrimp 4.jpg Red Cherry Shrimp 5.jpg

**woonsiew** · 1st Nov 2012, 21:50

Red Cherry Shrimp 6.jpg
The last of the lot.

**wongce** · 1st Nov 2012, 22:17

if not mistaken all are female ....

**woonsiew** · 1st Nov 2012, 22:28

haha all 'girls school'.... what are the odds..... damn
now i need some males to build the colony...
know any LFS that i can get male RCS only? haha

**Draka** · 1st Nov 2012, 23:00

Haha where do you stay? Yep, looks all girl sch

**woonsiew** · 1st Nov 2012, 23:04

CCK...
i need '100% + confirm + guarentee chop' all boys sch RCS lfs shop recommendation.. haha

**lucasjiang** · 1st Nov 2012, 23:05

Not an expert here, but i think 4 and 5 are males, the rest are females.

**woonsiew** · 1st Nov 2012, 23:12

Originally Posted by lucasjiang

Not an expert here, but i think 4 and 5 are males, the rest are females.

hmm interesting... #4 and #5 are the two with no visible saddles thus far...

**Draka** · 2nd Nov 2012, 06:05

haha got number one arh, like pageant like that. #5 is confirm guarantee female, only thing #4 looks like one that's going to mature to a female. That said, we need to see the actual shrimp la.

**woonsiew** · 2nd Nov 2012, 07:04

Originally Posted by Draka

haha got number one arh, like pageant like that. #5 is confirm guarantee female, only thing #4 looks like one that's going to mature to a female. That said, we need to see the actual shrimp la.

got any method or tell tale signs of picking out males?
like look for the most pale/transparent looking RCS?
haha

**HeMan** · 2nd Nov 2012, 07:55

Guess the 1st and 4th picture might be male

**Draka** · 2nd Nov 2012, 11:31

Haha 1st picture like got saddle leh. Tell tale sign of females is the saddle, males is the absence of saddle, which makes it difficult cause if a juvenile female shrimp it won't have the saddle and could look male. Males can have good colour too, though you are right, RCS wise relatively colour is lighter than females. Choose those with larger size and no curved underbelly would be your best bet, even so its pretty much hit and miss unless you have some experience, I quite often find myself mixing one or two up even after being very careful.