goldfish Posted May 11, 2005 Share Posted May 11, 2005 Hey guys, do any of you know how to tell a female congo tetra? I've asked many fish shops and they tell me the male has the long fins growing on them!,when i ask them how to tell the female,they are clueless! ,,i have 10 really big congos and all of them has long fins!!!so i guess they're all males!! so any help in identifying female congos really helps!! oh also if u guys know where to buy any females?? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ant Posted May 12, 2005 Share Posted May 12, 2005 With good quality congo you can tell by the colour, males are a lot more colourful than females and usually have longer finnage. I've seen a lot of sub par congos that all look female. Anthony Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kevkoi Posted May 12, 2005 Share Posted May 12, 2005 If you are buying 3-4cm Juveniles, your guess is almost as good as mine... However, if you buy from a group of 6-7cm fish, the differences are as clear as night and day. If they all look the same, these are imported fish and are 'show males'. Males are showy fish and often importers import "large show males" and sell them as such; tank full of males. Your best bet in obtaining female congos is really to buy a group of juveniles and grow them up. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
goldfish Posted May 12, 2005 Author Share Posted May 12, 2005 Just wondering,,do u know if when they breed they produce mainly mostly males??...is that why most r males?? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kevkoi Posted May 12, 2005 Share Posted May 12, 2005 Errm, i think they produce equal numbers of males/females. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gargamel Posted May 13, 2005 Share Posted May 13, 2005 most lfs's wouldnt bother keeping female congo's as they are just a silvery grey colour and hard to sell. it is very easy to tell the difference between the two. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wormboy Posted May 20, 2005 Share Posted May 20, 2005 I think that if you cant pick any apart as having short fins then you have all boys Girls have no fin extensions, have less intense colours even when they are small and when fully grown are decidedly smaller. what a fluke, 10 males by chance! -worm- Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
goldfish Posted May 21, 2005 Author Share Posted May 21, 2005 yeah,,,when i bought the fish,they were all still really small,and not much colour at all,,its so big now in my 5x2x2,so i bought all 10 males at one go,!!!,,,,i'll try to post some pics up once i learn how to! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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