Apisto Genders

[coldcazzie]

Pretty sure they are both males: one dominant and one subordinate. Sorry the pics are a little blurry, my camera does not like macros!

Here's the first:

And here's the second:

Someone tell me whether I'm crazy or not!

 

[hanny93]

when i bought them the woman seemed pretty knowledgable, and she tipped a fair few out because she thought she had two males.

the 'dominant' male always looked bigger and brighter and when i looked it up the 'sub dominant' one looked like a girl.
sorry if youve got 2 males!

 

[coldcazzie]

I don't mind, but the second one is definitely not yellow, and has a lyre shaped tail. The dorsal and anal fins also extend beyond the base of the tail, and the 2-4th dorsal rays are extended. It's not a bother if they are both males - just means I either can't have babies, or need to buy twice as many females and twice as many tanks if I want to breed them!

 

[hanny93]

they only go yellow when getting jiggy dont they?

because (im going to call it 'it' from now on) its fairly pale so i just thought once it would get in the mood it would change colour, and i never really got a look at its tail, just looked at the dorsal and thought it was female. oh well.

 

[Delloy12]

I think the top one Is male and the bottom is female

 

[coldcazzie]

B'reet I just want someone who knows to have a look and tell me one way or the other!

 

[Tizer]

Im pretty sure you got a male and female, i would just say the female isnt in spawning mode. Seems to be a faily big size difference too. However, im no expert so shall pass judgement for now!

lovely fish, im after some F1's

 

[coldcazzie]

Hmm... everywhere I've read says that females should be yellow, even when not in spawning mode, and they have round tails, not lyre shaped ones.

There isn't a size difference at the moment - they're fairly similar in size.

 

[elisew]

I think male and female
My females were only yellow when they were ready to spawn

 

[coldcazzie]

Ok, I'll go for that! Even better lol

Maybe there shall be babies after all! (thinking it might become my new project!)

 

[KkAaNnEe]

Looks M and F to me...

 

[minnnt]

Whatever they are they're beauties!! Well done to Hannah for keeping such beautiful fish and well done to you for rehoming them for her.

What are the behaviours of them both like Caz?

And what was their behaviours like when you had them Hannah? I have found this a decent way of sexing some of my fish. (But maybe thats just me?!)

 

[coldcazzie]

Erm, they pretty much just mooch about the tank.

The fe/male is systematically decimating the mts population she stalks them. Like a cat stalks a fly. It's awesome!!

 

[minnnt]

Assuming thats a good thing then?! lol.

 

[coldcazzie]

It's pretty cool to watch. Wasn't really what I intended to happen though...