supasi Posted November 15, 2009 Report Share Posted November 15, 2009 Is lip locking a breeding or territorial thing with Acaras?? Google seems to give mixed messages Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Caryl Posted November 15, 2009 Report Share Posted November 15, 2009 Perhaps the acaras do too :lol: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
phoenix44 Posted November 15, 2009 Report Share Posted November 15, 2009 it is both. have pics of them? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ryanjury Posted November 15, 2009 Report Share Posted November 15, 2009 it is both. have pics of them? Agreed It is just a sign of dominance and they will do it when breeding as well to see if their potential mate is strong enough some sort of evolution I guess.. This should probably happen within a group of fish and the best 2 will choose each other but if you only have a pair they will do it with each other. Are they male and female? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
herefishiefishie Posted November 16, 2009 Report Share Posted November 16, 2009 Agreed It is just a sign of dominance and they will do it when breeding as well to see if their potential mate is strong enough some sort of evolution I guess.. This should probably happen within a group of fish and the best 2 will choose each other but if you only have a pair they will do it with each other. Are they male and female? agree Frenchy Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
supasi Posted November 16, 2009 Author Report Share Posted November 16, 2009 Are they Male and Female?? Who knows. I only got them the other day and I thought that they were still a bit young to tell.They are about 10cm at the moment Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ryanjury Posted November 16, 2009 Report Share Posted November 16, 2009 Id say they should be sex able and breed able at 10cm. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
supasi Posted November 16, 2009 Author Report Share Posted November 16, 2009 I cant really tell by the finnage, but one is heavily striped and the other is not Heres the one with the strong markings. The other does not show the vertical barring but has a black slotch on its sides Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ryanjury Posted November 16, 2009 Report Share Posted November 16, 2009 I am no good at sexing these guys sorry I am fish sitting Ollys breeding pair at the moment and cannot see any difference apart from size in them, mind you I haven't looked very hard, if you wanted to call through and see them and see if you can tell you are welcome too next time your in town Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
phoenix44 Posted November 16, 2009 Report Share Posted November 16, 2009 looks like a female. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
supasi Posted November 16, 2009 Author Report Share Posted November 16, 2009 looks like a female. Reason being? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
phoenix44 Posted November 16, 2009 Report Share Posted November 16, 2009 small fins. lack of colour. what is the anal fin like? and the females are wider than males. and the males have a more prominent yellow crown on the top fin. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
herefishiefishie Posted November 17, 2009 Report Share Posted November 17, 2009 A side on pic of the 2 male will help. Frenchy Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
supasi Posted December 15, 2009 Author Report Share Posted December 15, 2009 They are male and female. I have free swimming fry :lol: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
N1CK Posted December 15, 2009 Report Share Posted December 15, 2009 I guess you found your answer then :bounce: :bounce: :bounce: yay! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
smidey Posted December 15, 2009 Report Share Posted December 15, 2009 cool, pics when available please. as for the lip locking, i have only ever seen a couple of my males do that. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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