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	Sexing Angels
pugperson Fish Addict Posts: 877 Kudos: 953 Votes: 293 Registered: 16-May-2003	I have a question. How on earth do you sex angels if they are not spawning? I know if they are spawning you look for the egg tube on the female, but what about if there is no spawning going on yet? I was told that the males have a dip in their profile and the females don't. Is this reliable? Most of mine have the little dips and I would hate to think that six out of six of my angels are males.
Posted 26-Jan-2006 11:26
JTF Enthusiast Posts: 245 Registered: 16-May-2004	The only way to sex Angelfish, is by observation of the mating tubes, of the fish. The females tube, is about 1/8 inch long, somewhat longer than the males. The males tube, is shorter and more blunt shaped. The tubes are visible, only shortly before and during spawning. The tubes extend down from the vent area of each fish. White in color and as big around as a pencil lead in large Angelfish they can be easily seen during this time.
Posted 26-Jan-2006 11:26
jasonpisani Ultimate Fish Guru Posts: 5553 Kudos: 7215 Votes: 1024 Registered: 24-Feb-2003	The best thing is to see them spawning. All other theories are not 100% sure, but the best bet is to check their mating tubes, as stated above. http://uk.pg.photos.yahoo.com/ph/s8xi5heh/my_photos http://www.geocities.com/s8xi5heh/classic_blue.html http://groups.yahoo.com/group/buzaqq/ http://www.flickr.com/photos/corydoras/ Member of the Malta Aquarist Society - 1970. http://www.maltaaquarist.com
Posted 26-Jan-2006 11:26
pugperson Fish Addict Posts: 877 Kudos: 953 Votes: 293 Registered: 16-May-2003	Ok, I will just wait a little longer to see if they will pair up, and if I can observe tubes.
Posted 26-Jan-2006 11:26


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