sexing Ctenopoma acutirostre

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how can you sex these guys. mine is only about an inch tall, is it possible to tell when ther that young? heres a pic, sorry its blurry

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According to aquahobby.com:

" Sexing can be difficult, but males display short spines on the gill covers which the females do not."

I would assume that you'll have to wait 'til the fish is old enough to see that sort of thing.
 
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