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	One sure way of sexing kribensis.
JQW Fish Addict Posts: 869 Kudos: 758 Registered: 09-Apr-2003	Just recently, i finally found out an absolute way of sexing kribensis. Some people used to sex them by their coloration or the shape of their tail. Now, i can proudly tell you an absolute way of sexing kribensis. You can tell the difference between male and female kribensis for sure by looking at their dorsal fin. Females have a round dorsal fin, while males have a sharp dorsal fin. Coloration can vary with age and pecking oder in a group. Shape of tail may also vary with age.
Posted 26-Jan-2006 12:01
fish1 Banned Posts: 1727 Kudos: 1910 Votes: 58 Registered: 09-May-2004	Are you sure noone else has done this before and that you figured it out!]
Posted 26-Jan-2006 12:01
jasonpisani Ultimate Fish Guru Posts: 5553 Kudos: 7215 Votes: 1024 Registered: 24-Feb-2003	I always taught that you can sex them by their dorsal fin, i never kept them, but i've read it somewhere. http://www.flickr.com/photos/corydoras/ Member of the Malta Aquarist Society - 1970. http://www.maltaaquarist.com
Posted 26-Jan-2006 12:01
synodontis Fish Master Posts: 1403 Kudos: 2000 Votes: 1099 Registered: 02-Oct-2003	sorry JQW, i already knew that (a LFS person told me cfd -------------------------- Billy was a scientist, Billy is no more. For what he thought was H20, was H2SO4
Posted 26-Jan-2006 12:01
greenmonkey51 Fish Master Posts: 1571 Kudos: 1692 Votes: 5 Registered: 28-Jan-2004	that can apply to many cichlids i think
Posted 26-Jan-2006 12:01
JQW Fish Addict Posts: 869 Kudos: 758 Registered: 09-Apr-2003	all you guys probably knew that ages ago but i just found that out and a bit of information for those who don't know (probably not many people anyway) [span class="edited"][Edited by JQW 2004-07-12 01:48][/span]
Posted 26-Jan-2006 12:01
nano reefer Fish Addict Posts: 716 Kudos: 570 Votes: 3 Registered: 29-Feb-2004	Or you could just look at the bellys as the female always has a red one but that wayt that you found out is pro easyer!
Posted 26-Jan-2006 12:01
FishMan10005 Enthusiast Posts: 189 Kudos: 127 Votes: 4 Registered: 09-Oct-2003	malawi freak- females do not always have a red belly. Males get red bellies too but not nearly as often. You could look at fins under their head sorta (forgot the name, caudal? i dunno...). Male's are definatly more pointed and females are way roundeder. I had krib babies a while back and i just got rid of them. They were about a half an inch or less and i could already sex most of them. I had a pretty even amount of m/f.
Posted 26-Jan-2006 12:01
fish1 Banned Posts: 1727 Kudos: 1910 Votes: 58 Registered: 09-May-2004	wow thats pretty cool fishman what do you mean by get rid of them as in sell em or kill em!
Posted 26-Jan-2006 12:01
FishMan10005 Enthusiast Posts: 189 Kudos: 127 Votes: 4 Registered: 09-Oct-2003	Well i couldnt sell them, so i fed them to my gars. i am saving 2 though because htey were the best looking adn i am pretty sur ethey are male/female.
Posted 26-Jan-2006 12:01
DaMossMan Fish Guru Piranha Bait Posts: 2511 Kudos: 2117 Votes: 359 Registered: 16-Nov-2003	Darn, what a nice fish to be using for feeders, can't you sell them to fish store or trade them for store credit ? (to buy fish supplies) The Amazon Nut...
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