Male or female Angles?

[FishRunner]

Hi, was wondering if anyone could tell me how i would be able to tell if my angels were male or female, i've heard you can tell by their crown and that the males are built more robust, but i'm not sure how to tell.

 

[fish&chips]

Breeding: Use pH of 7.0 and a higher temperature of 25-28°C. The eggs are laid on broad leaved plants, or the front glass. With appropriate pairs, Angelfish are not hard to breed.

Gender: Very hard to tell. Older males may have a bump on their head.

LifeSpan: 8 years

hope this can help

 

[FishRunner]

thanks, looked for a bump on both but cant see no physical diff between them, think i have twins lol..... guess i'll wait and see if i get any eggs (not that i intended to breed was just curious to see what gender fish i had)

Thanks for the reply

 

[AquaNut]

There are only two true ways to determine the gender of an angelfish, and one requires dissection.

The other way is to watch them prior to or during spawning. Both males and females have a reproductive organ called a papilla, located in front of the anal fin. In the female, it will be much more noticable, larger, and blunt. On the males, it's harder to see, thinner, and more pointed. Also, females become gravid - that is, they fill with eggs, causing them to bulge out in a nicely rounded shape, noticable if you're viewing the fish head on or from above.

Some people say that the males have a rounded crown or the females are straight from the tip of the dorsal fin to the lips, but I've had breeders tell me that this is a myth.

Also, if you have lots of angels in a tank together, the males will often all display their papilla to try and gain the attention of a gravid female. The fish who don't participate in this mating game are usually females.

 

[fish&chips]

i forgot to add the 2nd but as aqua has stated very well

the anal fin on the male is much much thinner

but only noticeable when very younge

also the crown is no myth

as taken from fishprofile.com and many more all state the male has a crown

and when asking in lfs also said the same

It's very subtle. And even experienced Angelfish breeders have been known to guess wrong. The only certain way to tell is when they spawn. The breeding "tubes" will be displayed, and the female will be much larger and wider than the male. The male usually has a small pin point tube.

but as you most lily didnt get them when spawning YOU WOULD HAVE NO WAY OF KNOWING




there is a 3rd way but this is NOT deffo
as all men are the 1s that like to lead in life its the same with angel fish
if you have 2 you noticed that may have paird then to tell ...the male will take lead and the female will follow