Hey Friends !
Hope all is well and great there !
I'm planning to thin out the frontosa population in my tank - basically I want to keep 1 male and 2 or a max of 3 females. These guys are about 3" average. I notice that 4 of my fronts are about 4", growing larger and faster than the others and have claimed caves for themselves. They stay hidden almost always (while the others swim freely) and come out only for feeding or an occasional swim around the tank. The colors on these guys are also more intense than the others. Can i be sure that these guys are males ?
Then there is this 7 stripe guy, who i feel is a male but couldnt claim a cave for himself. He is also growing fast and is the bluest of all the fronts in my tank.
About 2 or 3 fronts are pretty small, just touching the 3" size and are'nt appearing to grow at all. Basically all of these fronts were almost rescued because the lfs guy had kept them in very poor conditions... I have a feeling that these 'dwarfs' are already stunted... They had a lot of mooning and bad fins, but after a few months of proper care, clean alkaline water, daily food of NLS, Dainichi, Live earthworms, they are beginning to look better than before. The mooning is almost gone except on 1 of them who is the smallest and is not showing any growth at all...
Also wanted to mention here that I got these guys from 2 different people, to avoid / minimize in-breeding, if they ever breed for me...
Anyways, I want reduce the population now and would like to keep just a trio or 4 of them.
Just wanted to know if there is any way that I can sex them now, based on their behavior and appearance as i guess they're too small to be vented. If yes, then kindly guide me on the same or if its not possible, then please guide me on which ones do i keep and which ones are to be removed...
Kindly advice and guide me friend...
Thanks a lot for reading...
Regards and Care
Kush
Hope all is well and great there !
I'm planning to thin out the frontosa population in my tank - basically I want to keep 1 male and 2 or a max of 3 females. These guys are about 3" average. I notice that 4 of my fronts are about 4", growing larger and faster than the others and have claimed caves for themselves. They stay hidden almost always (while the others swim freely) and come out only for feeding or an occasional swim around the tank. The colors on these guys are also more intense than the others. Can i be sure that these guys are males ?
Then there is this 7 stripe guy, who i feel is a male but couldnt claim a cave for himself. He is also growing fast and is the bluest of all the fronts in my tank.
About 2 or 3 fronts are pretty small, just touching the 3" size and are'nt appearing to grow at all. Basically all of these fronts were almost rescued because the lfs guy had kept them in very poor conditions... I have a feeling that these 'dwarfs' are already stunted... They had a lot of mooning and bad fins, but after a few months of proper care, clean alkaline water, daily food of NLS, Dainichi, Live earthworms, they are beginning to look better than before. The mooning is almost gone except on 1 of them who is the smallest and is not showing any growth at all...
Also wanted to mention here that I got these guys from 2 different people, to avoid / minimize in-breeding, if they ever breed for me...
Anyways, I want reduce the population now and would like to keep just a trio or 4 of them.
Just wanted to know if there is any way that I can sex them now, based on their behavior and appearance as i guess they're too small to be vented. If yes, then kindly guide me on the same or if its not possible, then please guide me on which ones do i keep and which ones are to be removed...
Kindly advice and guide me friend...
Thanks a lot for reading...
Regards and Care
Kush
