sid 201 Posted January 27, 2007 Report Share Posted January 27, 2007 got these two from The Animal Shack during the week :bounce: -i think i've got a male and female, but not to sure. also in the tank are:- 6 golden pencil's 2 young bn's and the guppies that havent been taken yet(should be rid of most of them next weekend) waters tinted as i filter through peat although the photo's make it look darker. these are my first real attempts to take pictures of my fish- Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HandS Posted January 27, 2007 Report Share Posted January 27, 2007 Cool pic's. my first thoughts are that they are both female, but i have been wrong in the past. If they are a pair and you want to breed them you will find that the bn's will try there hardest to get to the eggs, so if they spawn, ditch the bn's to another tank (if passable) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sid 201 Posted January 27, 2007 Author Report Share Posted January 27, 2007 I'm not realy planning to breed -if it happens thats great but i wont be making any special arangements. I think the fish are quite young & I'm hoping that one will turn out to be male, if not would there be an issue adding a male later -as the tank is only a 2 footer? I plan to get a larger tank at some point,wedding and stuff to be done first though Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
antwan Posted January 27, 2007 Report Share Posted January 27, 2007 Looks like a male and female to me...the third pic is what does it for me. But hey, they can be tricky to sex. If they are two females, and you add a male later, make sure you have lots of hiding spaces, like driftwood, rocks or plants. The peat is a good idea, they will appreciate it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alan Posted January 27, 2007 Report Share Posted January 27, 2007 All of those pics have female IMO, the third pic has one coming into view, and I can't see the marks on it clear enuf to give an opinion on it. But if the rest are a share of both of them, then you have two females. The male should have a body colour of sky blue Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
antwan Posted January 27, 2007 Report Share Posted January 27, 2007 Not necessarily Alan, younger male Apistogramma's still possess black markings This was my male when I first got him (although he does look blue, it was a very lucky shot, and most of the time he looked the typical "stressed" colour. Anyway, you can see there he has black ventral fins, and a small black patch on his tummy, these all disappeared with age. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alan Posted January 27, 2007 Report Share Posted January 27, 2007 Yes Ant, I had trouble proving my boys "maleness" too, wasn't till they produced viable eggs that I was 100% sure. Note the first line of my other post, IMO?? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
antwan Posted January 27, 2007 Report Share Posted January 27, 2007 Yep, Alan, I am well aware that what you have said is your own opinion, and I was simply stating mine, along with a fact or two. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
herefishiefishie Posted January 27, 2007 Report Share Posted January 27, 2007 :lol: @ above comments. Me.... I don't know. Just want to say cool looking little girls/guys maybe even Frenchy Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sid 201 Posted January 28, 2007 Author Report Share Posted January 28, 2007 I've had a better look today and both fish have the large black patches on their flanks-the one i thought male has the patches fade some times-almost to nothing,but at other times becoming very dark-almost identical to the other. i'm of the opinion(now anyway :-? ) that both are female and the darker one is dominant -there isn't much going on in the way of aggression ,but should i be worried? could i add a male without any problems? or is the tank(2 foot) to small for to female's and a male? theres a good few hiding places -plants ,bogwood and a couple of flower pots- will be adding more plants & wood over the next few weeks has any one found a difinitive guide to sexing these?-the only photo's i've found are adults and these are sub adult so I'm still not 100% and i'd really want to be before thinking of adding an other fish Cheers all Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
antwan Posted January 28, 2007 Report Share Posted January 28, 2007 They should become sexable pretty soon. A lot of people just buy 5-6 young ones and grow them up. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AMAZONIAN Posted January 31, 2007 Report Share Posted January 31, 2007 I have 2 pair of Panduro's and they are extremely easy to sex. The female is YELLOW with a black stomach blotch. The male is BLUE without the stomach blotch. Not too good a piccy but you can see the difference. Good luck. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sid 201 Posted January 31, 2007 Author Report Share Posted January 31, 2007 well i've got one definate female and one probable. came home from work today and found the probable hiding in the java moss -the dominant(definate) female has just spent a couple of minites chasing the other all over the tank will they be ok for the time being? I realy want a bigger tank but cant afford one for at least 2-3 months Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alan Posted January 31, 2007 Report Share Posted January 31, 2007 Put a divider in, or else she'll be in trouble, if she isn't already Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AMAZONIAN Posted January 31, 2007 Report Share Posted January 31, 2007 If you copy my tank (Divided) as shown you can move the female when things get sociable. You can see that by the actions of the fish. I have a few 2.5cm young swordtails in the other side just as something for companionship. A little cave is a must, as is a bit of cover for the lady. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sid 201 Posted February 1, 2007 Author Report Share Posted February 1, 2007 i've put a seperator in -hope that helps, the less dominant(probable female )was stressed to hell when i got home from work. hope things will calm down in a few days/a week. if not i've a tiny (27 liter ) tank i'll have to rig up -lights u/s though -will be looking on trade me for a dirt cheap (3 foot min )tank& stand..i'm totaly broke untill mid march at the earlyest (wedding on the 10th !!) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sid 201 Posted February 2, 2007 Author Report Share Posted February 2, 2007 after one day with the seperator in there's a real differance in my tank-definatly two females ,the less dominant one is far more relaxed and is showing her colours/patches . will it be possible to remove the seperator after a while or will the hassle just start anew? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gannet Posted February 2, 2007 Report Share Posted February 2, 2007 just to let ya know we have 3 more at The Animal Shack. looks like 1 male and 2 females Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
antwan Posted February 2, 2007 Report Share Posted February 2, 2007 Looks like I was wrong :lol: I would try keep that divider in as the more dominant one will hassle the less dominant. They can get rather vicious for such wee fish. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sid 201 Posted February 2, 2007 Author Report Share Posted February 2, 2007 damn- hoped it could be taken out after a while,would adding a male help or make things worse? knew about the aggro but hadn't realised it would be on all the time-also thought one was male dont realy want to have to keep the partition in any one out there want to swap one of these females for a male? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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