Fins Posted April 9, 2005 Share Posted April 9, 2005 <H1>Sexing Altolamprologus calvus yellow - Zambia </H1><DIV id=Qtextbox><P><STRONG>Author: Cichlid breeder</STRONG><BR><BR>hi <br> i am buying two Altolamprologus calvus yellow - Zambia and i was just wondering if anyone knows how to sex them and what i should ook for when sexing them. they are about 4-5 cm <br> <br> <br> Thanx <p></P></DIV><H2>Replies »</H2><DIV id=Atextbox><P><STRONG>Author: akaomar</STRONG><BR><BR>hi abz <br> <br> Sexing is extremely difficult to do in juvenile fish.The best thing 2 do is buy 6 juveniles and let them pair up and make sure you sell the rest because the males tend 2 fight and get alot aggressive. <br> <br> THIS IS 4 BLACK CALVUS <br> <br> Males get larger and usually have a higher forehead whereas the female stays a little more "bullet" shaped. <br> <br> and if you still can't tell try to get the largest one and several smaller ones. <br> <br> make sure you research about the fish before you buy it <br> <br> IMO i like black calvus more <br> <br> i hope this helps mate <br> <br> cya omar <p></P></DIV><DIV id=Atextbox><P><STRONG>Author: lungy01</STRONG><BR><BR>Hi there C.B ... i think that buying any small alto's you need <br> to get like 6 as a minimum ..Unless you have grown them up yerself it's hard to get a positive id of sex at 4 cm ... <br> But bare in mind females r ready to go @ 5 cm ... <br> Andy... <p> EMINEM & LINKIN PARK RULE & I ALSO HAVE A LARGE COD !!! <br> <br> Brownsplains - Brisbane - drumpak@bigpond.com</P></DIV><DIV id=Atextbox><P><STRONG>Author: hyperdive</STRONG><BR><BR>And you will make money when you end up selling the extras. Thaey will be in high demand for a long time yet, so you'll have no problem selling them. <br> <p> <br> <br> <br> Champagne for my real friends, and real pain for my sham friends....</P></DIV><DIV id=Atextbox><P><STRONG>Author: lungy01</STRONG><BR><BR>Hey Andy "thaey" , but i can see that the a key is near the e key so i guess i can stay huh ??? ... <br> Andy ... <p> EMINEM & LINKIN PARK RULE & I ALSO HAVE A LARGE COD !!! <br> <br> Brownsplains - Brisbane - drumpak@bigpond.com</P></DIV><DIV id=Atextbox><P><STRONG>Author: Link 2 Hell</STRONG><BR><BR>With Alto's I find that the bigger ones that show more body height tend to be males, so look at a larger one and a smaller one if you are only getting 2 fish <br> Good luck <br> L2H <p> link2hell2002@yahoo.com <br> <br> <br> Despite all my rage <br> I'm still just a rat in a cage <br> Smashing Pumpkins - Bullet with Butterfly Wings</P></DIV><DIV id=Atextbox><P><STRONG>Author: Cichlid breeder</STRONG><BR><BR>thanx guys for all your help <p></P></DIV><p><p><div align='center'>The Sydney Cichlid Page ©2004</div><p> Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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