Now Got My Abf

[severum boy]

oops, sorry severum boy i posted as you

What!!!! How did you do that!!!!
You signed in as me diddent you?

Im not sure about Hatchets and being nippy, mine cirtanly wernt. It would probably be better to get a couple of butterfly fish than one.

 

[randallhart]

I will do my best to try to find the ABF. I like those. and everytime i see hatchets they don't look too good so...

 

[randallhart]

Found a nice ABF. Here it is.

 

[Feral123]

very nice ABF, they are cool little fish

 

[DarkEntity]

You know they are predators and have huge mouths compared to body size rite?

and also you sex them by the anal fin shape. One sex has a curve, other is straight edged

 

[randallhart]

Thanks for the heads up. To me they look sorta like small arowanas in the face area.
Can you tell me if mine is a boy or girl then? I plan on feeding it bloodworms, baby shrimp, flakes if it eats any and the occasional cricket.

 

[Feral123]

lol, they do look like little arrowanas

 

[DarkEntity]

Thanks for the heads up. To me they look sorta like small arowanas in the face area.
Can you tell me if mine is a boy or girl then? I plan on feeding it bloodworms, baby shrimp, flakes if it eats any and the occasional cricket.

Male has a curved anal fin, female has a straight anal fin

 

[Feral123]

so is that fin curved or straight??? dont have my glasses right now so i cant see very well

 

[DarkEntity]

http/members.tripod.com/extreme_skier/fish/butterfly3.JPG <-- Male check the curve on the anal fin, compare that to your fish.

 

[Feral123]

sorry to bother but the website is not working

 

[randallhart]

Its working for me. So...I still can't tell if mine is a boy or a girl. I definately not good at this whole guess what sex the African Butterfly is. I'm going to take a guess. Is mine a boy?

 

[VampirePlec]

very nice butterfly! unfortunantly mine passed away over the wkend think it was cause of old age.

 

[invader]

Make sure you have the top of the tank covered well. It's definitely depressing when you get up in the morning and you see your beloved ABF dried up on the floor, trust me.

 

[randallhart]

Will do. Thanks. Sorry for your loss VampirePlec