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i Have 3 Schwartzi that i felt sorry for all on there own so homed them however i'm stumped as to what sex they are? they all look the same to me, i understand there's not difference between male female so any help would be appriciated.

I'm not sure of sex, but the two pictures
are of the same fish.

There is a sticky
at the beginning of this forum that may be of help

Nice looking fish you have there. I am no expert but to me it looks like a male from that angle but it is hard to tell without also seeing the fish from directly above. If you look at the other fish in the tank and you notice the noses seem to be higher or the belly lower compared to the one in the picture, that one would be a female. If they all look exactly alike, you have a single sex in your tank. The real differences are in how wide the female becomes when in good condition. That will make her seem to have a swollen belly or depending on how you look at it her nose will curve upward compared the the line formed by her tail to her belly. Your fish have almost a straight line from caudal peduncle to nose.

I would say male and like Dave said both pictures are of the same fish.

Ian

Take a plastic shoe box. ($2 Wal Mart) Place 2" of their tank water in clean box.
Place the corys in the box for observation.
Looking down on top of them gives a very good perspective for "guessing" cory sex.
Females, if well fed, look "plumper" than males. Of course these are relative to condition and age. Depending on your lighting and such, sometimes a piece of white or colored paper under the clear plastic box helps see the fish more clearly.

Hope this Helps

You are right it is the same fish i used the same for ease of Id one being more close up,
im hopeless looking from above i guess it's easier when you know you deffinately have a sex of each i will try and note differances again, in the meantime i will try and snap all 3 from above Thankyou to all who replied much appreciated