KingOfTheDeep
11-30-2005, 5:57 AM
i had a guy come into the LFS yesterday that was asking if anyone wanted his small pair of firemouths, i glady said yes as i have wanted a pair of these guys for a while
however, i didnt get a chance to look at them till' i got home, the male is pretty onbvious, he's about 3 1/1 inches ,long, crimson red underside, sharp dorsal and anal fins, but the supposed female is confusing me, "she" is a little lighter, and the red coloring is a little more dull, and she has somewhat smoothed out dorsal, but her anal fin is somewhat pointed, the dorsal fin does not look like it has been pecked on, infact is looks very neat, she is only about 2 inches long
since they have been in the tank i have seen no real sign of male aggression, y'know, the gill flaring, chasing eachother around, i'm just hoping she is a she..if it turns out to be a male, i will probably have to give it away and go female firemouth hunting, lol
i am not able to take any photos as of now, my batteries died, i need to get rechargeables..
however, i didnt get a chance to look at them till' i got home, the male is pretty onbvious, he's about 3 1/1 inches ,long, crimson red underside, sharp dorsal and anal fins, but the supposed female is confusing me, "she" is a little lighter, and the red coloring is a little more dull, and she has somewhat smoothed out dorsal, but her anal fin is somewhat pointed, the dorsal fin does not look like it has been pecked on, infact is looks very neat, she is only about 2 inches long
since they have been in the tank i have seen no real sign of male aggression, y'know, the gill flaring, chasing eachother around, i'm just hoping she is a she..if it turns out to be a male, i will probably have to give it away and go female firemouth hunting, lol
i am not able to take any photos as of now, my batteries died, i need to get rechargeables..