Ben Posted December 21, 2003 Share Posted December 21, 2003 The fish I have sexed are my Tropheus moorii Kasanga Red Rainbows.Out of twenty fish there seems to be 9 males, 8 females and 3 unknown.From the pictures below, do you think I got it right?Female. Head to the bottom of the picture.Male. Head to the bottom of the picture.Cheers Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mountainmark Posted December 21, 2003 Share Posted December 21, 2003 Looks about right i'd say. Nice pics by the way. It can be hard to get them that good on such a close up. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
anchar Posted December 21, 2003 Share Posted December 21, 2003 Spot on I'd say Ben! merjo Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gingerbeer Posted December 21, 2003 Share Posted December 21, 2003 Could somone please explain the difference. Thanks Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ben Posted December 21, 2003 Author Share Posted December 21, 2003 The vent closest to the tail is the one we are looking at. In females the vent closest to the tail should be larger in the females eg. o0 than the males oo.I have tried sexing them before but they weren’t sexually mature then. There are still three I can’t sex yet. This is because they are smaller than the others and not sexually mature, I hope.. Fingers crossed those three are females. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gingerbeer Posted December 21, 2003 Share Posted December 21, 2003 Thanks Ben. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jim Posted December 22, 2003 Share Posted December 22, 2003 Good clear photos, your venting looks right Benps. now i know who to ask when i need mine sexed Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ben Posted December 22, 2003 Author Share Posted December 22, 2003 Who not to ask you mean. :lol:I think as long as they are sexually mature they are easy. I tried sexing the ones I got of you when I got them and several month later again and couldn't tell. However now they have breed a few times it's easy. Not sure if it is right. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jim Posted December 26, 2003 Share Posted December 26, 2003 Yeah i know what u mean,not that easy sexing tropheus : I have vent sexed adult tropheus in the past as males only to find them with a mouthfull later Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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