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	oscars,male?or female?
michaelag Small Fry Posts: 6 Votes: 0 Registered: 15-Jan-2005	I cant find out one true fact as on how to tell the difference between male or female.Can anyone tell me how!!!!!
Posted 26-Jan-2006 12:03
Cichlid Keeper Big Fish Posts: 368 Kudos: 466 Votes: 304 Registered: 17-Aug-2003	I've heard that the only way to tell an oscars sex is to wait until the fish are ready to spawn watch them and when their tubes emerge it is then possible to distinguish the sex of the fish. The only other way is to disect the fish and look at it's internal genetials. Some people claim you can do it by simply looking at the fish but size has nothing to do with it as male and female both grow to the same size and neither does the color of the fish as both male and female may have the same color traits. Last edited by Cichlid Keeper at 30-Jan-2005 21:08 Last edited by Cichlid Keeper at 30-Jan-2005 21:09
Posted 26-Jan-2006 12:03
Dakafall Banned Posts: 218 Kudos: 224 Votes: 7 Registered: 14-Nov-2004	like cichlid said, the only 100% way to accuratally sex cichlids is to vent them Daka
Posted 26-Jan-2006 12:03
Jason_R_S Moderator Posts: 2811 Kudos: 2421 Votes: 391 Registered: 18-Apr-2001	just to clarify, there are many cichlids whose gender can be determined 100% without venting. oscars, however are not one of these. I've seen theories pop up here and there that the fins are slightly different lengths or shapes on males and females. I really don't buy into these theories though. IMO, the only way to tell with an oscar is to vent or watch them spawn.
Posted 26-Jan-2006 12:03
Danny Hobbyist Posts: 58 Kudos: 65 Votes: 13 Registered: 07-Jun-2004	males are more aggesive
Posted 26-Jan-2006 12:03
militarysnake Banned Posts: 74 Kudos: 57 Votes: 10 Registered: 20-Jan-2005	danny- my female is one mean lady and she is pushing the others around all the time and she is the only one that gives chase to my JD all of mine seem to have their own unique attitudes
Posted 26-Jan-2006 12:03
ChileRelleno Small Fry Posts: 5 Kudos: 0 Votes: 0 Registered: 29-Dec-2004	I've heard that the only way to tell an oscars sex is to wait until the fish are ready to spawn watch them and when their tubes emerge it is then possible to distinguish the sex of the fish. The only other way is to disect the fish and look at it's internal genetials. Some people claim you can do it by simply looking at the fish but size has nothing to do with it as male and female both grow to the same size and neither does the color of the fish as both male and female may have the same color traits. Ditto
Posted 26-Jan-2006 12:03
RustyBlade Mega Fish Posts: 987 Kudos: 1667 Votes: 391 Registered: 23-Apr-2003	Ditto from me too, and our female is far more aggressive than the male. The only way we found out what sex they were for sure was when the spawned.
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