Female Or Young Male?

[fee de mer]

she/he has built a bubble nest and has very long ventral fins but does not flare could she infact be a young male? i rescued it as a female 2 days ago, it has a very bent spine and does not swim much

 

[sona98765]

I'd have to say that she is a female. I have one that looks so much like that and she is a female. Also, it might not be very common, nor is it a bad thing but female betta fish build bubble nests too.

 

[lilfishie]

Females rarely build nests, as i said I am 99% sure thats a male, if you can get a picture of the nest, I'll be able to tell for sure

 

[fee de mer]

yeah sorry lilfishie i did believe you just wanted a general consensus ill take a picture of the nest in a bit

 

[lilfishie]

yeah sorry lilfishie i did believe you just wanted a general consensus ill take a picture of the nest in a bit

I know exactly what you mean don't worry I currently have a very confusing 1, I am certain its male but it sulks don't move or eat when alone, yet when with the females is like a new fish!

 

[fee de mer]

thats exactly what my male is like i had to move his tank next to the females when i was decorating my room and he went mad

 

[lilfishie]

they are such silly fish! He's been living with my females for nearly 2 months now of course I monitor them like a hawk!

 

[loraxchick]

need a better pic of the fish not resting on the bottom and not so "head on"...ive had a few females who regularly built nests. And they were VT so easy to identify the sex.
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