Bolivian Ram?

joeyg2100

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Here are my two Bolivian ram's and I was wondering if you all could tell if one is a male and 1 a female. Or if they are both the same sex.
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What I believe is the Male

What I believe is the Female

If you can't tell from these photo's then I guess I will have to wait and see. The male or what I think is the male has some trailers on his tail fins, and the other one does not have these. Plus the so called male seems to be larger

 

MoparORnoCAR

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I believe you might have it backwards, the one with the black "spike" on his dorsal to me looks to be the male.

 

joeyg2100

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They both have a black streak on ther dorsal fins

 

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sorry, I couldnt see that.

I found these two bits of info,they kind of contradict eachtother a little. Hope it helps.


"The Bolivian Ram Male has patches of yellow, pink and blue on its body and not as much gray as the female"

"Gender: Hard to tell. Males usually have longer filaments on their fins.Also females have more red in their abdominals "

 

joeyg2100

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Thanks. I have noticed that the so called female has more grey at times, and the so called male has no grey. So I think I got lucky and got a male and female. Now I just hope they start to bread. Thanks again Mopar. Also chevy is better!!!

 

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joeyg2100 said:

Now I just hope they start to bread. Thanks again Mopar. Also chevy is better!!!

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good luck with the breading :joke: Don't forget the butter. :sim:

MOPAR RULES!!! :dance:

 

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Top photo....the one on the right is the male. The dorsal finnage goes as follows:

Female is rounded at the back
Male is pointed and sometimes extended at the back.

Other differences are:

Females have alot less colour then males and more pale where as males are deep in colour with alot more yellow as well.
Females will also be fatter sometimes.

I have two males, and the bicker and divide up the tank. Thought I had a female, until I checked the dorsal fins. The dorsal fin is the best indicator.

I agree with Mopar , from what I see you have it reversed.