How to Sex a Texas?

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I was wanting to know how to sex texas?
I am wanting to get a mate for the one i have.
can you please help me learn how to sex texas?

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My texas is about 4" - 4.5" TL
and mose texas around here are smaller 2" - 2.5"
(thats what i got my texas at, about 6 to 8 weeks ago)
will it be ok to have one texas bigger then the other?

thank you.
Scottie
 
Apparently there is no true way to sex a Texas other than be vent sexing (holding the fish and insepcting the sexual organs). It is possible that males have longer finnage and females have fuller bellies, but this is not a reliable sexing method.
 
Ok, thanks!
Now i can go get a female!

What about the question on the size?
If and when i do get a female, it will be about 2" smaller.
is this going to be a problem?
How are they are breeding, mean to each other?

scottie
 
its not the breeding part id worry about its adding a new tank mate thatll be tough for a few days. Hopefully the original fish will ge tover it and accept the new mate and realize its a female and let nature take its course. provide some good hiding places that the larger fish cant get into and the smaller can get into for some refuge.
 
You may also want to slightly re arrange your decor as to make the tank new to both of the fish. This takes away the teritorial disputes to a point that the male may already have.
 
Just my experience, but I suggest adding more fish besides the Texas if you haven't already in order to spread out the agression.

My Texas are excellent parents, but they both get *mean* after the fry are hatched. If you want to avoid the worst part of the aggression, remove the fry as soon as they are hatched. Of course, you don't get to see the parenting this way.

-Shay
 
i wouldnt remove the fry, the parents are very capable of working together to take care of them for a few months. They will be meaner to other tankmates more than themselves when caring for the fry. Targets are a good idea if yo uhave the room. Your fish will get nastier with age. each one ive owned got noticebly more "attitude" when it hit 6" I have carpinte but its close enough.
 
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