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I have some pictures here for you all, as some may know I have angels (Bonnie & Clyde) I just need to know if......well they are bonnie & Clyde or are they a Rodney and Ben hope they are good pics...


Bonnies parts
http://pg.photos.yahoo.com/ph/westcoastchoppers4602/detail?.dir=2b90&.dnm=6643.jpg&.src=ph


Clydes parts
http://pg.photos.yahoo.com/ph/westcoastchoppers4602/detail?.dir=2b90&.dnm=2338.jpg&.src=ph


Thanks alot anyone, if you need pics from a diffrent angle feel free to ask
Angel Eel

Last edited by angeleel at 17-May-2005 23:46

Last edited by angeleel at 18-May-2005 22:38

are they a Rodney and Ben

Rodney swore he wouldn't tell anybody

As far as I know it's impossible to tell the difference between the Angel sexes until they actually breed and the female produces an ovidpositer.

Most who wish to breed Angels just get a group , put them together and wait to see who pairs up with who, if any do. Once they've identified a pair or pairs they remove the rest.

I think it's impossible to sex them from a photograph, but somebody who knows more then me might pop along

As long as it's not Rodney, I want a word with him .......

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You can faintly make out the pear shaped outline of the reproductive organs in the first fish, leading me to assume it is a female. The second is more difficult to sex.

THanks noodles!
Is it the pic that makes it hard or the fish?? I can try to get a better pic.


Angel Eel

Hi Angel
your angels look very much like two males to me.
I cannot see any pear outline at all.
Keep an eye out over the next couple of days,
if one is a female, the ovipositor will drop down
and be very visible.
It will look like a rounded short tube.
I wish I had a pic of my females to show you,
but I dont. She should be laying again in the next few days, so when she does I will take a pic of both angels to show you.
Maybe that will help.
How big are your angels? They may only be just coming into breeding age.


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The ovipositor does not drop down until courtship commences---this can occur between two females as well. Unless this a case of heavy overfeeding, which it could be, my verdict stands.


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The BEST way to sex them is to shine a light behind the fish. From the front, you will be able to clearly see the pear or the triangle, depending on the sex of the fish.

Last edited by Cup_of_Lifenoodles at 19-May-2005 02:37

Angels are very difficult to sex. I think the best way is to see them mating & then laying eggs.
I think that's the only 100% answer.


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No, actually, it is quite easy with the aforementioned method, which has been perfected by the Gan Angel Farm, and utlizied by many serious commercial breeders as well. In 9 different pairs, I've never had this test fail me.