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Help wanted sexing sterbai
Posted: 20 Jun 2009, 10:51
by RIPbiglad
Can you give me some assistance sexing these sterbai. They are all about 2 -2.5" long
many thanks
Re: Help wanted sexing sterbai
Posted: 20 Jun 2009, 11:54
by mummymonkey
I would say - MFMMF.
Re: Help wanted sexing sterbai
Posted: 20 Jun 2009, 12:36
by Cory_lover
i'd say the same too
also, if you look closely at the anal fin (that's the one directly behind the pectoral fin) it should be rounder in females. I find that this method is better to use in either younger juveniles/sub-adults, or if the cory is a female, but just on the thin side, so she's not showing the trade-mark "roundness" in the belly region.
Re: Help wanted sexing sterbai
Posted: 20 Jun 2009, 12:53
by RIPbiglad
thanks both. I thought 3 was male but was unsure of rest
Re: Help wanted sexing sterbai
Posted: 21 Jun 2009, 11:11
by MatsP
I would agree with that too - but unless they are in very good condition (and mature), Corys are not easy to determine if they are male or female. It looks like you picked a nice group there.
By the way, is your user-name a tribute to Mr. D. Jeffries by any chance?
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Mats
Re: Help wanted sexing sterbai
Posted: 21 Jun 2009, 22:15
by RIPbiglad
By the way, is your user-name a tribute to Mr. D. Jeffries by any chance?
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Mats
No its actually a tribute to my late bristlenose plec. My sons favourite fish and only one that was ever named.