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	Kribensis sexing
bettachris Ultimate Fish Guru Posts: 3875 Kudos: 4173 Votes: 452 Registered: 13-Jun-2004	i currently have three kribs in my 20L and i can't tell males from females. the dorsal i can't tell b/c they all have pointed fins. maybe this is another trait one has a dot on the tail. how can i tell
Posted 26-Jan-2006 12:02
Mike R Fish Addict Posts: 593 Kudos: 830 Votes: 322 Registered: 27-Jul-2004	You may have 3 males. On a male the dorsal and anal fins trail back almost to the end of the tail. The tail is spade shaped on a male and the females develop a purple belly. The males sometimes have a little purple but not nearly as dark. Good luck, Mike
Posted 26-Jan-2006 12:02
Brybenn Mega Fish Posts: 1217 Kudos: 1173 Votes: 1 Registered: 02-Mar-2003	u may hafta move one later they get pretty ruf on each other in a smaller tank especially when they breed but it sounds like u have 3 males how big r they?
Posted 26-Jan-2006 12:02
cichlidae Enthusiast Posts: 294 Kudos: 191 Votes: 1 Registered: 18-Sep-2002	Since you stated that they all have pointed fins, then I would also say that they are all males. Plus, if you had a female in the tank, you would notice becuase when I put my female with a male, she instantly started dancing for the male and her belly went very very deep purple. HTH
Posted 26-Jan-2006 12:02


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