zoekin8yg
Fish Herder
They usually are more rounded. Theres usually a noticable difference between the male anal fin and the female. It can be quite hard to tell the difference sometime though.
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They usually are more rounded. Theres usually a noticable difference between the male anal fin and the female. It can be quite hard to tell the difference sometime though.
jollysue
Fish Connoisseur
The pk male will usually have longer dangling ventrals. The PK female anal fin is rounded, which is to say that the anal fin and the tail fin edges meet and appear rounded. The VT female has a longer anal fin that comes to a point without rounding into the tail fin.
Best way top distinguish male from female for me is the long dangling ventrals on the male (although they are sometimes damaged when fry) vs a distinctive ovipositor and stress stripes on the female+ shorter ventrals that do not "dangle." Really the flare is different between male and female also. The female does not get such a distinctive "beard." When you take these factors together they add up. Although there are always those sneaky slow developing males. They sneak into the harem unnoticed. haha
You have a couple of girls you can send me.
The orange/cello one in a flare stance in the first group of picts looks very like a pk male. The rest look like VT females. I can't tell the orange one in the second batch of pics.
Best way top distinguish male from female for me is the long dangling ventrals on the male (although they are sometimes damaged when fry) vs a distinctive ovipositor and stress stripes on the female+ shorter ventrals that do not "dangle." Really the flare is different between male and female also. The female does not get such a distinctive "beard." When you take these factors together they add up. Although there are always those sneaky slow developing males. They sneak into the harem unnoticed. haha
You have a couple of girls you can send me.
The orange/cello one in a flare stance in the first group of picts looks very like a pk male. The rest look like VT females. I can't tell the orange one in the second batch of pics.
zoekin8yg
Fish Herder
fish just want to be complicated dont they! I had a male CT who appeared female for ages!
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jess6905
Fishaholic
yes yes they do like to be complicated. by the way thanks to all of you for the replys and tips.
jollysue
Fish Connoisseur
With all of our wandering around off subject, did you get the answers you need?
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