SilverBlade86 Posted May 16, 2007 Report Share Posted May 16, 2007 Is it even remotely possible that male fighters have vertical bars? Cause I either have a really common looking male or a really pretty female, and I dont know what he/she is! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gatito Posted May 16, 2007 Report Share Posted May 16, 2007 got a pic? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Adrienne Posted May 16, 2007 Report Share Posted May 16, 2007 Some of my very young males show vertical bars and some of my females don't. Can depend on the colour and age of the fish. You can get very pretty females, but generally the males have much longer fins and a bigger tail. A pic might help. Can you see the egg tube? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SilverBlade86 Posted May 21, 2007 Author Report Share Posted May 21, 2007 Finally managed to get some pics. Bad pictures sorry. I could only use my camera phone. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Loopy Posted May 21, 2007 Report Share Posted May 21, 2007 I reckon thats a female. Is it one of the ones you got off me? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
me love fishy Posted May 21, 2007 Report Share Posted May 21, 2007 Looks like a female to me too. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fishboi Posted May 21, 2007 Report Share Posted May 21, 2007 i dont see any vertical bars Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Adrienne Posted May 21, 2007 Report Share Posted May 21, 2007 When he/she is out of the net can you still see the vertical bars on its sides. Looking at it I'd say a female. Do you have a male as well? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Adrienne Posted May 21, 2007 Report Share Posted May 21, 2007 Sorry change that, when he/she is out of the net can you still see the horizontal bars like in that pic. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SilverBlade86 Posted May 21, 2007 Author Report Share Posted May 21, 2007 Yeah I can, I was talking to the guy from Organisms about it, and it was only when he said that females have vertical bars that I realized that I might have had a female instead of a male. And yes Loopy, this was the big, aggressive guy that you said you had to get rid off. (Weird though, I did see him or her flare once ...)The other sadly did not do too well when I shifted him from the small tank to the big tank and passed away. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Loopy Posted May 21, 2007 Report Share Posted May 21, 2007 how bizzare is that!? Goes to show you really never can tell with fish can you! I have 4 angelfish here which i am going slowly insane about cause i just can't work out what sex they are. :roll: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Adrienne Posted May 21, 2007 Report Share Posted May 21, 2007 It can be hard to tell, I have hundreds of fighters and in one of my tanks I have females and ? (they're the ones I don't know what they are). I had what I thought was a definate male a couple of days ago going around attacking my other 4 mth old males so I jarred him (or so I thought) to walk out to the room last night in time to see him! dropping eggs everywhere. My IT fish as I call them, if people want them I very clearly tell them I don't know but in saying that the bulk I can tell whether they're male or female. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Adrienne Posted May 22, 2007 Report Share Posted May 22, 2007 Heres a pic of one of my females barred up and theres no male in sight, if you're still not sure IMG]http://i134.photobucket.com/albums/q96/adodge_photo/barred.jpg Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SilverBlade86 Posted May 22, 2007 Author Report Share Posted May 22, 2007 oO, I cant see any bars on that female at all! Ohh, and Loopy, the female Swordtail that you sold me just recently gave birth to her first batch. I have got around 8-10 surviving fry swimming in the tank at around 1cm ish. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Loopy Posted May 22, 2007 Report Share Posted May 22, 2007 oh cool! Congratulations. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SilverBlade86 Posted May 25, 2007 Author Report Share Posted May 25, 2007 And just today, I was scouring the tank for snails when my friend spotted a tiny little thing. Turns out that she gave birth again! My tank is looking a little orangy now. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SilverBlade86 Posted June 3, 2007 Author Report Share Posted June 3, 2007 An update, my friend bought a male fighter recently so I saw it as a good opportunity to test to see if it is a female. I've been feeding both fighters blood worms for the past week, and have now put the female in a container in the male's tank. When they took notice of each other, they both started to flare. Do females flare at all? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Adrienne Posted June 3, 2007 Report Share Posted June 3, 2007 Yes they do flare. Has she started to bar up yet. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SilverBlade86 Posted June 3, 2007 Author Report Share Posted June 3, 2007 No bars as far as I can see, but her colors have faded and her tail is clumped up. Perhaps this is caused by the stress of the move? I can see a big patch of bubbles which I assume is the male doing his thing. Both fighters have stopped flaring at each other and seem content to do their own thing. What next? Should I wait for a more definite sign before releasing the female into the tank? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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