Sexing My Kribensis

[emufish]

Hi All,

I am new to this forum and new to fish keeping. I have had my tropical fish tank for about 4 months now and all is going well. But have one question i have two Kribensis one which i am pretty sure is female and i am not sure about the other one pictures below thanks for your help.

First Link is for the Female
http/i710.photobucket.com/albums/ww105/e...sh/DSC03484.jpg

These links are for the one i am not sure about. The 2nd photo in these links is the fish that is on the right of the picture.

http/i710.photobucket.com/albums/ww105/e...sh/DSC03488.jpg
http/i710.photobucket.com/albums/ww105/e...sh/DSC03489.jpg

Thanks for you help

 

[Ludwig Venter]

In my opinion, I just saw females in all of the links....

 

[markandhisfish]

well of the 2 youre not sure about the 1st 1 ( of the bottom 2 links ) def female

the 2nd 1 looks like a plant!!! altho going by tail shape id say also female but a stressed 1

 

[emufish]

well of the 2 youre not sure about the 1st 1 ( of the bottom 2 links ) def female

the 2nd 1 looks like a plant!!! altho going by tail shape id say also female but a stressed 1

Thanks for all the information so far.

I have taken two more pictures which are better i think of the one that i am trying to sex.

http/i710.photobucket.com/albums/ww105/e...sh/DSC03490.jpg
http/i710.photobucket.com/albums/ww105/e...sh/DSC03491.jpg

What should you look for when looking for a male one. And is it better to have a female and a male. Or two females in a community tank.

Thanks

 

[markandhisfish]

very hard to see any detail in those pics im afraid. basic differences are the male is much larger and less colourful. the males caudal fin ( tail ) is more "spade" shaped whereas the females is more rounded . havent got a pic of my male but here is 1 of my female if that helps

a male and female is ideal but be prepared for fry. i shouldnt think 2 females will cause any issues but id avoid 2 males as 1 will dominate and bully the other i had 2 males before i knew how to spot the difference and 1 almost killed the other it was sheer hatred

 

[moll]

Link one:female
link two: male
link three: female

 

[emufish]

very hard to see any detail in those pics im afraid. basic differences are the male is much larger and less colourful. the males caudal fin ( tail ) is more "spade" shaped whereas the females is more rounded . havent got a pic of my male but here is 1 of my female if that helps

a male and female is ideal but be prepared for fry. i shouldnt think 2 females will cause any issues but id avoid 2 males as 1 will dominate and bully the other i had 2 males before i knew how to spot the difference and 1 almost killed the other it was sheer hatred

Thanks for the reply,

Would two females and one male cause a problem is it best to just to keep them in pairs?

Thanks

 

[kribensis12]

Both females. It is best to leave them in pairs, or else one female will be killed.

 

[kenny fish fanatic]

looks to me you have femails,i cant upload photos or i would show my 2 femails with the mail and 2 sets of fry,all getting along happy.good luck with yours,,kenny

 

[tibby25731]

My two girls would bully each other in turn, they were really awful to each other so I ended up separating them. male and female will still be a bit bitchy ime but OK. What else do you have in your tank? Kribs can be a bit of a nightmare with eggs/fry and take over a large area of the tank for their own!
To sex:
See the fin on top? If the end of it goes to a point and extends out over the base of the tail, you have a boy. If it is shorter, and the pointy end is rounded off, you have a girl. Also, see the two little fins by the anus? Kinda like hands? In boys, these tend to be blue in colour. With girls they have a tendency to be the pinky purply colour of their bellies, cos the exntend these little fins out in an attempt to make their belly look bigger and so more attractive to a male!

 

[DarkEntity]

Yip id also agree they are all females

Kribs are a doddle to sex, females have really pink/purple bellies and short dorsal fins, males have long extended dorsal fins and are a longer fish in general.

Male

Male (front) Female (rear)