Adrienne Posted May 4, 2008 Report Share Posted May 4, 2008 Thought I would post this here to dispel the myth that only males fight. Went out to the back room just before lunch today and there was a huge scrap going on in the tank I have that houses my female breeding fighters. All up 5 fish involved. What a mess. Even my males don't rip into them like they were doing to each other. Result, torn fins and visible bite marks on their bodies. Heres some pics The cause - one young male in the tank and a wicked cold front right on top of us. I notice it does make them more stroppy. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Heir Posted May 4, 2008 Report Share Posted May 4, 2008 ohh interesting topic... how do you sex short finned males and females? we have two females but one of my friends came over and said one looked like a short finned male so just curious?? cheers! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted May 4, 2008 Report Share Posted May 4, 2008 WoW they really did munch eat other. They are really nice fish though. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Adrienne Posted May 4, 2008 Author Report Share Posted May 4, 2008 Females have an egg spot (ovipositor), you can see it on the front female in the top picture. Occasionally young males look like they have one but its not. There are a lot of short fin males about in the fish/pet shops at the moment being sold as females. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Caper Posted May 4, 2008 Report Share Posted May 4, 2008 Wow nasty, is it uncommon for females to fight like that??? Caper Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AMAZONIAN Posted May 5, 2008 Report Share Posted May 5, 2008 Hi All There is one other option here; and I have struck it before, and that is that the supposed females are actually stunted, short fin, throw back males. But then I have seen the occassional female "CAT FIGHT" so to speak. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Adrienne Posted May 5, 2008 Author Report Share Posted May 5, 2008 I can promise you that every one of the females in this fight is a genuine 'she'. This is the tank that holds my breeding females and each one has had a spawn. I have noticed that when there is a big 'low' weather system over the country or one about to arrive that my fighters both male and female get very niggly. The males blow huge nests and the females nip and carry on at each other but never this way until Sunday. On Sunday night it rained like I've never heard it rain before. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Caryl Posted May 5, 2008 Report Share Posted May 5, 2008 Perhaps you could offer a more accurate weather forecast than the TV then adodge :lol: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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