Sexing Green Terror

[DarthV]

Spirulina is an algae...you buy it in flake or pellet/stick form. I'm planning on doing a tank up with african mbunas, so I picked up a can of the Nutrafin spirulina. I figured what the hell, a varied diet should be a good idea and the fish liked them

I'm using a Nikon Coolpix 995 that I've borrowed from work. I've taken pics with and without flash and I like the ones taken without a lot better. I have to get a nice tripod so I can try taking longer exposure and longer f-stops.

 

[AikidoGuy]

Heres a fish I gave to Mojo early this year. I know the sex of it and wanted to see what others thought, by picture alone. Keep in mind this picture was taken just hours after the fish had been through a 2 hour ride from my home to Mojos. This however, is and Untouched photo.

fish is 6" in this picture

 

[dave76]

from what I read I would guess that it is a male.

 

[optix]

Female

 

[AikidoGuy]

and no cheating if you already know

 

[optix]

I like this guessing game even though im probably wrong im gonna stick with my instincts and from what I can see of the markings I'd say female, but the shape of the head has me thinking male because I could easily see a hump start to form there. Ahhh im gonna stick with saying female just because of the coloration on the markings. lol we should do this more often

 

[CoCoFiShY]

AikidoGuy, your GT is a male

100% sure!!!!!!

 

[Deb2]

I'll say male. Dorsal fin is starting to trail, orange is wider on tail and fins, nuchal hump is forming. Color isn't too bright, but the fish is stressed after that ride.

 

[optix]

Deb2 convinced me with the hump forming I can't help but keep coming back and looking at that and I have to say its gonna be a male. Even going against my instincts I'd say that hump is about to form and I have to say its gonna be a male.

 

[ChilDawg]

AikidoGuy won't let me play... (I already know, so I won't spoil it as this seems like fun!)