Sexing Your Livebearer

[5teady_2012]

Seems as this question gets asked a awful lot.
I decided to do a topic on it with pictures for all the common livebearers rather than just one.
I have included pictures of the following - Guppy, endler, swordtail, molly, platy.

This is also good the newcomers so if they want a specific sex from the shop, they can identify them themselves.

Side notes:
Endlers and guppy males - are the ones who have the colour all over them.
Females endlers - are all one colour (dull)
Female guppys - though do get colour on thier Caudal and dorsal fin.
Swordtail males - have the sword growing out of the Caudal
Both female and male - platys, swordtails, and mollies all come in different varietys of colour.

Now the male as a gonopodium, this is a pointed fin near the anal area.
The female however as a anal fin.

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Here are the pictures to help you see.

Guppys



Endlers



Swordtails



Mollies



Platys




Hope you find this thread very helpful.

 

[dipsydoodlenoodle]

I like this thread; I can't see all the pictures for some reason but I like it

 

[5teady_2012]

I like this thread; I can't see all the pictures for some reason but I like it

What pictures dont you see? can u screen shot it so i can see?
Is anyone else having this problem?
What web browser u using?

 

[hughessomefish]

this is pin worthy,when i was a newbee this would have been very helpful.

 

[uXama]

Very helpful.......thanX for sharing!

 

[Harlequins]

Very useful for newbies Good clear pics ,its surprising how often the subject comes up. Well done

 

[5teady_2012]

No chance of a stickie then mods?