Sexing candidi

[BeastMaster]

Lucky enough to pick up a pair of T candidi from a lfs here in Honolulu. After they have settled down in their tank, questioning if I have a pair? No aggression observed between these individuals & they share a tank w/ school of Pristella tetras & a couple of Rineloricaria. So, do I have a pair?

male or female?

female or male?

Which sex on top?

 

[Mike Wise]

Terrible photos. Sorry but I can barely see any features at all. How large are the fish?

 

[BeastMaster]

Hi Mike, thanks for responding. This pair? reside in a subdued lighting tank & majority of the time is spent in the rear, rarely coming into frontal view.
The smaller fish is about an inch long, has a rounder tail & the lateral band is thinner, especially near the tail base.
The larger fish is only slightly longer, less than 1 1/4”. The larger fish has a lateral band that is thicker in width almost covering the caudal peduncle & the tail (which is slightly damaged) appears to be growing back more to a bunt point.

 

[Drayden Farci]

Based on coloration and tail shape, it looks like a pair. Females won't have the elongated spade tail like the first image you posted (assuming that the tail is what I'm seeing, vs some similar-colored part of sediment). It also looks like the top image has more color near the dorsal, but that could change on mood, etc. If the one in the second image starts developing a longer tail, it could be a male, but I'd say pair for now.

 

[BeastMaster]

Based on coloration and tail shape, it looks like a pair. Females won't have the elongated spade tail like the first image you posted (assuming that the tail is what I'm seeing, vs some similar-colored part of sediment). It also looks like the top image has more color near the dorsal, but that could change on mood, etc. If the one in the second image starts developing a longer tail, it could be a male, but I'd say pair for now.

Thanks Drayden. I know the pics are difficult to use for ID but, visibility of these guys right now is rare. Hopefully in time they will become more comfortable in their new surroundings.


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[Mike Wise]

At this size they are just sexing out. The smaller one could be a female, or a male that is still immature. Another month of growing and you should be able to tell.

 

[BeastMaster]

At this size they are just sexing out. The smaller one could be a female, or a male that is still immature. Another month of growing and you should be able to tell.

Mahalo Mike, keeping my fingers crossed.


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