Members currently in the Chat:0
|
 |
|
| Welcome to the FishForums.com. |
|
|
Find the answers to your fish problems or questions here on FishForums.com by using the search box below:
|
|
| Cichlids Discuss the keeping of Cichlids |
02-02-2010, 10:17 PM
|
#1
|
|
Member
Join Date: Feb 2009
Location: NC
Age: 27
Posts: 74
|
Sexing my Angelfish
Hi all,
I am finally going to ask for help sexing my angelfish, Sunshine. He/she is nearly a year old, and just over 3 inches across not including fins. I have noticed a bump on his forehead recently but am still unsure. Sunshine is kept with Bolivian Rams and no other Angelfish. I recently purchased another Angelfish, Morse, who I hope to add to Sunshine's tank once they are near the same size. I would like to know their sex before trying to introduce them. I think Morse is still too small to sex, but I believe Sunshine is at a good age/size to guess.
This is sunshine.
|
|
|
|
Sponsored Links
|
Advertisement
|
|
02-02-2010, 10:42 PM
|
#2
|
|
Senior Member
Join Date: Jul 2005
Location: Johns Creek, GA
Posts: 6,855
|
I'd be inclined to say male, but it would only be a guess. There isn't a tube down yet. Males tend to have larger head bumps, darker color on head, a thinner look when seen head on and a slightly different shape to the bottom of the fish as well. But its much easier to sort siblings than to compare unrelated fish. What is a big forehead in one line, is a small one in another.
|
|
|
02-08-2010, 10:05 PM
|
#3
|
|
Junior Member
Join Date: Feb 2010
Posts: 1
|
It would be my guess that, until you actually view the tube, that this is a female. Typically an adult Angel Fish that is male will have long flowing and beautiful fins. Whereas the female fins are more blunted looking. However, both genders can look exactly like yours, so until you see the tube you will not know for sure. A male tube will be more pointed and a female tube will be more rounded, thus enabling the eggs to flow through. Cylindrical in shape like a grain elavator or a straight pice of PVC pipe. The male's tube is pointed for ease in fertilizing the eggs. I like to ask if that is your one and only Angel? If so, it is easier to sex, breed, and pair them, if you by 3 or 5 at a time, of similar age, so that you are more likely that you will get a pair, but most importantly they will be ready to be parents at the same time.
|
|
|
07-08-2010, 04:45 PM
|
#4
|
|
CharKinggg.
Join Date: Aug 2009
Location: Bristol, United Kingdom
Age: 17
Posts: 146
|
you wont know until they show papilla.. the males tube is thin and pointy where as the females is thicker and more blunt.. hope this might help?
|
|
|
07-08-2010, 04:51 PM
|
#5
|
|
Fishy Member
Join Date: Jul 2010
Age: 14
Posts: 25
|
what is a tube? the things that hang down?
__________________
FISH
2 freshwater angels
2 albino cory cats
1 blue gourami
1 pleco
20+ guppies
1 african brown knife
1 tetra
REPTILES
1.3 leopard geckos
1.0 crested gecko
0.1.3 RES
0.1 russian tortoise
0.1 great plains rat snake
ARACHNIDS
0.0.3 A. Avics
1.0 G. Rosea
0.0.1 S. heros arizonensis
|
|
|
07-08-2010, 10:09 PM
|
#6
|
|
Discus/Angel Expertise
Join Date: Feb 2010
Age: 20
Posts: 275
|
Very beautiful angel. I'm going to say female. If you look at the ventral fins, males tend to be more rugged in the back side of the fins while females are more rounded.
__________________
2.5 Gallon
1 crowntail betta
20 gallon
2 marble angelfish
1 lace catfish
1 pleco
55 gallon
1 frog
1 painter turtle
3 giant danios
many snails
72 gallon bowfront
1 blue diamond discus
2 pigeon blood discus
1 yellow lemon discus
1 marble angelfish
1 pearlscale angelfish
2 clown loaches
2 oto catfish
2 cory catfish
1 red wag platy
8 platy fry
1 lace catfish
My 72 Gallon at the moment..
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mSb8bKu6WpU
|
|
|
07-09-2010, 09:22 AM
|
#7
|
|
Fishy Member
Join Date: Apr 2010
Age: 20
Posts: 34
|
from comparing to my male n female Id say you have a female. and also I heard that females will get a knot on there side or is it a male and thats how you sex them.
|
|
|
07-09-2010, 05:53 PM
|
#8
|
|
CharKinggg.
Join Date: Aug 2009
Location: Bristol, United Kingdom
Age: 17
Posts: 146
|
when they are ready to breed they drop done some tubes at the bottom of their body
|
|
|
07-09-2010, 08:22 PM
|
#9
|
|
#1 Cichlid Fan <3
Join Date: Jul 2010
Location: PA
Posts: 5
|
I would say Male. Males usually are very rugged at the bottom towards their tail. and if you look closely at the second picture, it's a little rugged  Then again, there is no tube yet but it might be too soon to tell. Overall, I'd say Sunshine is a boy  goodluck with you fish!
__________________
xXxShanwyxXx
55 Gallon
~4 Convict Cichlids(2", 3", 4", and 9"
~1 Jack Dempsey(9")
~1 African Cichlid (7")
~2 Algae Eaters (2" and 9")
15 gallon
~3 Black Fin Tetra
5 gallon
~1 Male Betta <Blood red with Blue streaks in tail> (4") with live plants
3 gallon
~1 Male Betta <Sun yellow with Navy blue tail tip.> (2") with live plants
Last edited by <3JackDempsey<3; 07-09-2010 at 08:26 PM.
|
|
|
07-24-2010, 01:04 AM
|
#10
|
|
Member
Join Date: Feb 2009
Location: NC
Age: 27
Posts: 74
|
Thanks to all who gave their opinions. Sunshine is officially a girl as she has now laid eggs three times in the last few months! Makes me wish I could find a male to bread her with. My second angelfish Morse is also a girl as she has just laid eggs for the first time.
Just thought I would update to let you all know conclusively!
 DB
|
|
|
|
Currently Active Users Viewing This Thread: 1 (0 members and 1 guests)
|
|
|
| Thread Tools |
|
|
| Display Modes |
Linear Mode
|
Posting Rules
|
You may not post new threads
You may not post replies
You may not post attachments
You may not edit your posts
HTML code is Off
|
|
|
Similar Threads
|
| Thread |
Thread Starter |
Forum |
Replies |
Last Post |
|
Sexing Angelfish
|
hckygirl_31 |
Cichlids |
1 |
12-30-2008 12:30 PM |
|
Sexing fry...
|
anasfire23 |
Bettas |
23 |
01-19-2007 06:35 AM |
|
Sexing Angelfish...
|
Lexus |
Cichlids |
2 |
08-03-2005 11:37 PM |
|
sexing
|
jacob |
General Freshwater |
6 |
07-10-2005 09:18 PM |
|
Sexing BN's
|
Osiris |
Catfish & Other Bottom Dwellers |
1 |
06-19-2005 10:06 AM |
|
|