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LMOUTHBASS
08-18-2003, 12:08 PM
how can you tell with angelfish???
kveeti
08-18-2003, 1:35 PM
The best way to tell is if they pair off for spawning. A clearish tube will extend near the anal fin. A female’s tube is bigger and blunt and a male’s is skinnier and pointy.
LMOUTHBASS
08-18-2003, 2:02 PM
i have a lone angel, i wanna get him a pal but i'm not sure if he's m/f ???
wetmanNY
08-18-2003, 2:12 PM
Like other cichlids, angels are picky. Not just anyone of the corresponding gender will do.
The tried-and-true method is to raise seven or eight of the same size and let them pair up as they mature.
kveeti
08-18-2003, 2:22 PM
Originally posted by LMOUTHBASS
i have a lone angel, i wanna get him a pal but i'm not sure if he's m/f ???
Sometimes it's better to just have a friend than a marriage.
I did find this, might be worth a try:
http://forum.aquariumhobbyist.com/angelfish/messages/447.html
LMOUTHBASS
08-18-2003, 2:30 PM
but is there any way to just look at my solo angel fish n say yep it's a he or a she???
wetmanNY
08-18-2003, 5:04 PM
It's famously difficult. How big is the fishes' body? As big as a silver dollar? Bigger?
Fish don't have a fixed sex, as birds and mammals do. They're like lizards and alligators: it gets fixed during their development. I wonder at what size juvenile angels actually become male or female... long before we can detect, that's for sure...
LMOUTHBASS
08-18-2003, 5:37 PM
about 3 inches vertically still young i suppose i got him a few mos ago at about the size of a quarter maybe a little bigger but lately his growth is taking off !!!