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What gender of these L200?

Posted: 22 Aug 2009, 22:08
by Cristoffer Forssander
Hello!

I got five of these L200, H. subviridis, that I need some help to sex!

I'm sure about the big one, that is a male, but the rest seemes a bit unsure to me! I think there are borh genders in the group.

Fish 1)

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Fish 2)

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Fish 3) (The big male)

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Fish 4)

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Fish 5)

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I'm glad for any suggestions!


Cristoffer

Re: What gender of these L200?

Posted: 22 Aug 2009, 23:46
by MatsP
I'm quite rubbish at this, but going by headshape, I'd say fish 3 & 4 are male and remaining fish are female. Please do wait for someone else (Neil/Sojapat or Haavard for example) to confirm.

Nice looking fish.

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Mats

Re: What gender of these L200?

Posted: 23 Aug 2009, 07:56
by Cristoffer Forssander
Hello

Thanks!
I've been thinking the same about these fishes... but I'm still also a bit unexperienced in these fishes.

They are very nice indeed... the coloration and spots are much better than some other L200 I have.

Cristoffer

Re: What gender of these L200?

Posted: 23 Aug 2009, 07:59
by Rohan Richardson
You seem to have two males and three females judging by the ventral fins and ventral rays.
Rohan R

Re: What gender of these L200?

Posted: 23 Aug 2009, 14:56
by Cristoffer Forssander
Thanks Rohan!

Then we see them in the same way!


Any more sugesstions?

Cristoffer

Re: What gender of these L200?

Posted: 24 Aug 2009, 02:56
by mangopleco
2males 3females by looking at there head and body. i think thats a good thing i like to have a extra female with a male

Re: What gender of these L200?

Posted: 24 Aug 2009, 04:42
by Suckermouth
Rohan Richardson wrote:You seem to have two males and three females judging by the ventral fins and ventral rays.
Rohan R
Could you explain? I've never heard that you can differentiate them by ventral fins and rays.

Re: What gender of these L200?

Posted: 24 Aug 2009, 09:45
by MatsP
Suckermouth wrote:
Rohan Richardson wrote:You seem to have two males and three females judging by the ventral fins and ventral rays.
Rohan R
Could you explain? I've never heard that you can differentiate them by ventral fins and rays.
Neither had I until Rohan mentioned it. I guess he didn't want to share the details - as I asked for photos, and he said he'd supply some, but I haven't seen any. Maybe because I refused to change the growth rate of Gold Nuggets from "grows very slowly" to something more like "doubles in size every 12-24 months" - I'm not saying Rohan is wrong there, but I'd like to have a little bit more substance than one person who is a relative newcomer to the site saying so.

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Mats

Re: What gender of these L200?

Posted: 24 Aug 2009, 13:05
by andywoolloo
I think they are beautiful, and can I please try? I think , total newbie novice be advised, I think 1 & 5 females and 2. 3 and 4 male from head shape.

Re: What gender of these L200?

Posted: 24 Aug 2009, 17:06
by Cristoffer Forssander
andywoolloo wrote:I think they are beautiful, and can I please try? I think , total newbie novice be advised, I think 1 & 5 females and 2. 3 and 4 male from head shape.
I think that no 2. is a female because of the narrow head. The body also seems wider in 2 and 4 thats seemes to be males.
The males lost most odonts cause of the shipping and as they grow back, it's boing to be more easy to se.

But I agree on the rest of them!

Thanks!

Cristoffer