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	Finally a good pic, is this Paradise male or female?
So_Very_Sneaky Ultimate Fish Guru Posts: 3238 Kudos: 2272 Votes: 201 Registered: 10-Mar-2004	Hi all, Finally got a semi decent pic of my Paradise Fish. It wont hold still! Is it male or female? [/font] Come Play Yahtzee With Me! http://games.atari.com Http://www.myleague.com/yahtgames
Posted 26-Jan-2006 11:49
bettachris Ultimate Fish Guru Posts: 3875 Kudos: 4173 Votes: 452 Registered: 13-Jun-2004	my vote is female, b/c i have one that looks exactly like that, and it is a female.
Posted 26-Jan-2006 11:49
kitten Fish Guru Meow? Posts: 2266 Kudos: 2194 Votes: 19 Registered: 18-Nov-2003	I'm going to take a stab and say female, but don't take my word on it, as I'm basing all my guesswork on my betta girls. The depth of the body and the general shape make me think female, and I think I see oviposter, though I could be mistaken. I'm sure someone else could give a more definite ID, but thought I'd pop my head. ~Meow. Thus spoke the cat.~
Posted 26-Jan-2006 11:49
Two Tanks Big Fish Posts: 449 Kudos: 328 Votes: 13 Registered: 02-Jun-2003	Mine looks a lot like this one too, but mine has a more rounded tail. Since your is more pointed, it might be a male. It is my first Paradise Fish, and I am not an expert.
Posted 26-Jan-2006 11:49
bettachris Ultimate Fish Guru Posts: 3875 Kudos: 4173 Votes: 452 Registered: 13-Jun-2004	i dont think it has anything to do with rounded or point, like in cichlids. i think that since the dorsal isn't long, then it is a female.
Posted 26-Jan-2006 11:49
sham Ultimate Fish Guru Posts: 3369 Kudos: 2782 Votes: 98 Registered: 21-Apr-2004	Usually I looked at the head and overall body shape. The males had a flatter blockier head and body. The females had a pointed head and were sort of egg shaped with a rounder back half. They also got rather fat along their lower half while the males were uniformly flat all down their sides. From that picture I would say it's a female. Last edited by sham at 16-Aug-2005 12:47
Posted 26-Jan-2006 11:49
Two Tanks Big Fish Posts: 449 Kudos: 328 Votes: 13 Registered: 02-Jun-2003	I looked at my fish again after reading your information, and it is deffinitely a male! He has much straighter lines that the one in the picture. The lady at the LFS didn't know the difference, and couldn't tell me what it was. Thanks!
Posted 26-Jan-2006 11:49
Theresa_M Moderator Queen of Zoom Posts: 3649 Kudos: 4280 Votes: 790 Registered: 04-Jan-2004	I'd say female as well because of the body depth. Very nice looking I had a spawning pair, the last two posts in [link=this thread]http://www.fishprofiles.com/files/forums/Labyrinth%20Lounge/62951.html" style="COLOR: #99FF33[/link] show pics of the two. ~~~~~~~~~~~~ There is water at the bottom of the ocean
Posted 26-Jan-2006 11:49
Big E Fish Addict Posts: 606 Kudos: 382 Votes: 0 Registered: 20-Feb-2001	Body depth, rounded dorsal and lighter color...I'd say female. Eric
Posted 26-Jan-2006 11:49


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