Hoody Posted October 17, 2007 Report Share Posted October 17, 2007 Can someone please help with how to sex Bolivian ram's?? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Naz_Nomad Posted October 17, 2007 Report Share Posted October 17, 2007 Seems these are quite difficult to sex, judging by my Googling! Of course, my search fu is not strong, but this may help: Female P. altispinossa do not sport the intense magenta abdominal blotch that distinguishes female P. ramirezi from the males. The coppery orange blush in the shoulder region is usually less intense in female Bolivian rams, while males are usually a bit larger. However, the most reliable aids to sexing this species are differences in fin development. Both the dorsal extensions and the filaments of the lyre-shaped tail fin are much longer in males than in females. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rollergirl Posted October 17, 2007 Report Share Posted October 17, 2007 The males get long red extensions on their tail and grow quite significantly larger, but it is hard to tell when they are not fully grown. Best thing would be to buy a group and let them pair up and then sell off the "spares" once you have an established pair. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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