Female From Petco...

[ZooKeeper]

Ok, these are taken with my camera phone, but they sort of do the job. What kind of tail is this. I am thinking mixed between VT and Spade, but she sure looks more Spade to me. I have had her a week or so, and her body lines have darkened really well. Pretty little fish.

 

[willtang3000]

on the first picture looks like a sd but second pic looks like vt have you any pics of him flaring ?

 

[juliehainsworth]

Hmmm you sure that she isnt actually a he? The fins look a little too long for a female, do you see an oviposter (white dot near bum)?

 

[willtang3000]

Hmmm you sure that she isnt actually a he? The fins look a little too long for a female, do you see an oviposter (white dot near bum)?

there is one but that only means he's young and deff male sorry didnt read that part or the title for that matter

 

[OohFeeshy]

Judging by the huuuge fins (in comparison to females), and I can't see any ray branching, so VT male it be.

 

[ZooKeeper]

Judging by the huuuge fins (in comparison to females), and I can't see any ray branching, so VT male it be.

Well, "IT" has dark lines running the length of the body. Is that normal in Males? I have 12 others that I know are males, but I haven't seen the lines. I got "it" thinking that the fins were a little long for a female, but I can't get "it" to flare.

Are there any pics showing a definite oviposter? I think I know what to look for, but I am not sure.

I try to take some pics tonight to see if I can get the stripes that have come up.

 

[Bettabelieveit]

Prettty sure it's a VT female, petco gets their females with some huge tails like that, also petsmart had some like that even longer. I'd say just a regular ol' veil girly

 

[OohFeeshy]

Well, "IT" has dark lines running the length of the body. Is that normal in Males? I have 12 others that I know are males, but I haven't seen the lines. I got "it" thinking that the fins were a little long for a female, but I can't get "it" to flare.

Are there any pics showing a definite oviposter? I think I know what to look for, but I am not sure.

I try to take some pics tonight to see if I can get the stripes that have come up.

Take a look at this thread http/www.fishforums.net/index.php?showtopic=127932
Males can get stripes, as seen on the example there ^, plus not all flare much, and males can have false oviposters. Very rarely do you get females with finnage like that, it's much much more common to have males labelled as female.

 

[GuppyDude]

Thats definately a strain of vt, they come in many odd shapes so there is no one style.

 

[Synirr]

Definitely looks like a young male to me, just look at that anal fin!

Here's a pic of an obvious ovipositor

 

[liz2]

That fishy is so cute I wouldnt care if it was either sex!

 

[soritan]

LOVE NOES NO GENDER.









I'm sorry, I couldn't resist.

 

[liz2]

tee hee I agree! love everybody is my motto! particularly if it has 4 legs and a wet nose or looks like my beautiful bettas!

 

[ZooKeeper]

Ok, so I looked at "it" last night. There is a definitely HUGE (by fish standards) white thing coming down between the ventrals and the anal fin. Do young males have this? I suppose I will keep this one separated until I know what exactly he/she is. Don't want to add any females if in fact it is a male.

 

[OohFeeshy]

Some males do have one, it's just one of those things. I wouldn't risk adding any other fish, even if it is female it still might not take kindly to tankmates.