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bettachris Ultimate Fish Guru Posts: 3875 Kudos: 4173 Votes: 452 Registered: 13-Jun-2004	i a young fontosa that is about 2 inches, and "it " is agressive, wat are the chances that it will grow up into a male.
Posted 26-Jan-2006 11:25
littlemousling Conchiform Posts: 5230 Registered: 23-Aug-2003	One in two. -Molly Visit shelldwellers.com!
Posted 26-Jan-2006 11:25
OldTimer Mega Fish USAF Retired Posts: 1181 Kudos: 1294 Votes: 809 Registered: 08-Feb-2005	Very funny mousling Water, taken in moderation, cannot hurt anybody. -- Mark Twain
Posted 26-Jan-2006 11:25
inkodinkomalinko Fish Guru Posts: 2441 Kudos: 833 Registered: 18-Jan-2003	Haha @ mousling. Actually, I think that the chances are leaning to female. In a spawn, the ratio of male and female would give you more females. So generally speaking, the chances of getting a female frontosa out of a male frontosa is greater. (my colony i got from random came out to be 1 male:6 females)
Posted 26-Jan-2006 11:25
Lindy Administrator Show me the Shishies! Posts: 1507 Kudos: 1350 Votes: 730 Registered: 25-Apr-2001	Is this a lone Frontosa? If so adding friends would probably see a change in character. Frontosas are not usually aggressive unless put in an environment they feel uncomfortable in. Before you criticize someone walk a mile in their shoes. That way you're a mile away and you have their shoes.
Posted 26-Jan-2006 11:25
bettachris Ultimate Fish Guru Posts: 3875 Kudos: 4173 Votes: 452 Registered: 13-Jun-2004	i am thinking male b/c it grew faster than the other one, the other one is smaller and of a brown color, so i am guessing female.
Posted 26-Jan-2006 11:25
greenmonkey51 Fish Master Posts: 1571 Kudos: 1692 Votes: 5 Registered: 28-Jan-2004	No frontosa are brown. They are a monomorphic species. So the males and females are equally colored. You can't tell wether or not they're going to be male or femle when there that small.
Posted 26-Jan-2006 11:25
Lindy Administrator Show me the Shishies! Posts: 1507 Kudos: 1350 Votes: 730 Registered: 25-Apr-2001	You dont have a frontosa if it is brown. Before you criticize someone walk a mile in their shoes. That way you're a mile away and you have their shoes.
Posted 26-Jan-2006 11:25
bettachris Ultimate Fish Guru Posts: 3875 Kudos: 4173 Votes: 452 Registered: 13-Jun-2004	http://aquariumfish.net/catalog_pages/cichlids_african/tanganyika_frontosa.htm#top2 kind of like that, maybe brown isn't the color to describe it.
Posted 26-Jan-2006 11:25
inkodinkomalinko Fish Guru Posts: 2441 Kudos: 833 Registered: 18-Jan-2003	Frontosas arent brown. Its just faded since it's stressed or uncomfortable (the one in the link is holding eggs, which would explain it's coloration). If your larger frontosa is picking on the faded one, that is the reason. Solution : More frontosas or no frontosas.
Posted 26-Jan-2006 11:25


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