Sexing A Salvini

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DaveA76

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hi i have 2 salvini's was bought as a pair when juvi's now one is 5" the other is 3", the larger one has taken residence in a large log type resin cave and spat all the substrate out of it and keeps changing colour from really dark yellow and black to silvery almost pearescent, the smaller one of the 2 hardly changes colour but is being more active in the tank since the larger one started "nesting" but never show any interest in each other.
 
in just after any easy guide to sexing them 
 
the larger one has longer drosal and anal fins than the smaller one but the smaller ones arent round just less pointed if you get what i mean 
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Females have a black splotch on the dorsal fin and can have (but don't have to have) pink bellies.
 
If you can post a picture we can confirm for you what you have...
 

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