Norman’s Lampeye - Male or Female?

[Ccp009]

Hi,
Is anyone any good at sexing Lampeyes? Can’t work out if the one in the pictures is a male or female? (It’s the same one in all the pics just diff angles)

 

[Barry Tetra]

I think its a male.

 

[Ccp009]

Thanks.

 

[Back in the fold]

They can be difficult to tell apart. I'm no expert on Lampeye's but I wanted to chime in and say that you are lucky. You don't find those all the time. Nice fish.

 

[Retired Viking]

It is a nice looking fish, looks small, do they shoal?

 

[ElissaBee]

Are yours fully grown? I have 4 of them in my tank (one of them jumped out ). When I first got them a month or so ago I think they were not fully mature but now I can tell my 3 males easily from the one female by the anal fin. The anal fin on the males is much sharper and has more a "swoosh" shape while the female's is more rounded. Also the males have a yellowish hue.

 

[Ccp009]

They can be difficult to tell apart. I'm no expert on Lampeye's but I wanted to chime in and say that you are lucky. You don't find those all the time. Nice fish.

Thanks.

 

[Ccp009]

It is a nice looking fish, looks small, do they shoal?

Thanks, they look great in a shoal.

 

[Ccp009]

Are yours fully grown? I have 4 of them in my tank (one of them jumped out ). When I first got them a month or so ago I think they were not fully mature but now I can tell my 3 males easily from the one female by the anal fin. The anal fin on the males is much sharper and has more a "swoosh" shape while the female's is more rounded. Also the males have a yellowish hue.

Yes it’s mature. So is mine male or female then in your opinion?

 

[ElissaBee]

Yes it’s mature. So is mine male or female then in your opinion?

My guess is female. I will try to get a decent pic of one of my males vs. Female and post to this thread. Stay tuned.

 

[ElissaBee]

Here are some pics of my lampeyes. I have 3 male and one female.

 

[Ccp009]

Here are some pics of my lampeyes. I have 3 male and one female. View attachment 99313View attachment 99314View attachment 99315

Hi, I appreciate that... thank you very much.