L046 Sexing

Irene0100

Irene0100

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they are hard to sex,
lots of people said my group were all male (apart from Jo) and now they are breeding!
the females are not looking plump yet so need more feeding up possibly.
how long have you had them?
 
psionic001

psionic001

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Jul 2, 2009
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I am only considering buying them at this stage but I was looking for at least 2M3F.
The owner has been nice enough to let me post them up here to ask you guys. :)



Irene0100 said:
they are hard to sex,
lots of people said my group were all male (apart from Jo) and now they are breeding!
the females are not looking plump yet so need more feeding up possibly.
how long have you had them?
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jerry58

jerry58

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Hi
If I was going to breed them and they are to be sold as job lot don,t buy them ,if they are hard to come by and reasonably priced buy the 2 biggest males and get 2-3 females else where.

Only my opinion.

Jerry
 
jerry58

jerry58

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Hi I would say No 5 has a 50% chance of being female it is obviously younger than the others which could be why less hair,I have also based it on body shape and size of fins as it looks from the angle it is at.
psionic001 is looking for 2 males and 3 females not 4 males and 1 female in which case buying them as a job lot in IMO could be wasting money on fish he may not want sex wise they an't cheap fish!.
If the buyer likes the look of No 5 then other option would to buy one male and No5 and look else where for the chance of females as in a pair or trio maybe one single female to give better chance of more females if you see what I mean.

Jerry
 
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psionic001

psionic001

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Hi Jerry,

thanks for your input. That's exactly what I was thinking. I'd get #5 and another male from that group, and look for some other females elsewhere.
Good to mix the blood a little too.

regards

Matt

jerry58 said:
Hi I would say No 5 has a 50% chance of being female it is obviously younger than the others which could be why less hair,I have also based it on body shape and size of fins as it looks from the angle it is at.
psionic001 is looking for 2 males and 3 females not 4 males and 1 female in which case buying them as a job lot in IMO could be wasting money on fish he may not want sex wise they an't cheap fish!.
If the buyer likes the look of No 5 then other option would to buy one male and No5 and look else where for the chance of females as in a pair or trio maybe one single female to give better chance of more females if you see what I mean.

Jerry
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