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Sexing Laetacara Curviceps

jumpmaster

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Any idea which sex?
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aquaticclarity

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Sorry, not from those pictures. Get the fish fattened up some, clean the algae off the glass, and try to get some in focus shots of the fish from their side. Getting clear shots with a camera phone might not prove possible though.
 

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Here are some pictures with a better camera( I hope)
 

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Cant tell yet on those fish, but the ones I had many years ago the females had more reddish anal and caudal fins, males more yellowish fins (when mature). Dorsal point and body shape will become more distinctive too.
 

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Cant tell yet on those fish, but the ones I had many years ago the females had more reddish anal and caudal fins, males more yellowish fins (when mature). Dorsal point and body shape will become more distinctive too.
Thanks
 

jumpmaster

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Color is very variable on this species. I don't think it shows any sex difference. Looking at the blunt dorsal/anal fin tips, they all look like females or juveniles to me.
A friend of mine mentioned that pointed anal fin = male. Rounded = female
 

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