How To Identify Males & Female Angels

[dipudivakar]

local store owner told me how to identify males & females. but i cudnt identify. sad thing is i cudnt iedntify even for mollys(now iam identifying by looking at their belly).but regarding angels i cudnt do that. can anyone pls help to identify males & females of
1) Angels
2) Black & white mollys
3) Golden carps.(my local store owner told that it canbe done only when carps are atleast 10" long)
thanx in advance

 

[Wills]

Angels are very difficult to sex and usually only possible when they breed but personally I think that some male angels sometimes get a slight nuchal hump how ever just because one does not have a nuchal hump does not mean its female.... With mollies I believe that on the underside the male and female genital areas are different not 100% on these as livebearers are not my thing really but I think there is an explanation of it in the common livebearers section.

With the carp, when the fish get ready to breed the males will get white pimples on his gills but again this is only at large sizes and they breed quite readily so he might have them up quite often if you can spot them. But just to add, im sure you know but just to make sure golden carps should not be mixed with angels and mollies. Carps are pond fish and mollies and angels are tropical very different needs and the carp will get much much bigger

 

[waterdrop]

Yes, angels are quite difficult, always had a very hard time despite years of angels. You might focus some searches on our member "Tolak" who breeds them. I'm sure he's answered that question before in his long history on the forums.

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