Hi all,
finally I got 4 Bitaeniata, they arrived about 20 days ago and now they start to show some colors, occupy coconuts and the bigger ones show themselves at the top.
Can you please help me identify their sex?
I read the other threads on same topics in this board, and got some ideas... but I need some confirmation.
The 4 apisto are: B1, B2, S1, S2 (Bigger 1, Bigger 2, Smaller 1, Smaller 2)
Bigger ones are about 5-6 cm total length, smaller ones are 3-4 cm.
B1: Bigger, lyrate tail, full yellow color, elongated ventral fins: for me it's a male
B2: bigger, same size as B1 but no lyrate, seems truncate tail. This one for me it's impossible.
Tail seems truncated... young male or almost adult female?
S1: smaller, whitish colour, transparent fins, round tail: for me it's a female.
B2: very difficult to get photos, hope are good enough.
strange checkerboard pattern on top. Colour more "grey".
Caudal fin is almost impossible to judge, but it seems truncated. Maybe young male?
Thank you very much
finally I got 4 Bitaeniata, they arrived about 20 days ago and now they start to show some colors, occupy coconuts and the bigger ones show themselves at the top.
Can you please help me identify their sex?
I read the other threads on same topics in this board, and got some ideas... but I need some confirmation.
The 4 apisto are: B1, B2, S1, S2 (Bigger 1, Bigger 2, Smaller 1, Smaller 2)
Bigger ones are about 5-6 cm total length, smaller ones are 3-4 cm.
B1: Bigger, lyrate tail, full yellow color, elongated ventral fins: for me it's a male
B2: bigger, same size as B1 but no lyrate, seems truncate tail. This one for me it's impossible.
Tail seems truncated... young male or almost adult female?
S1: smaller, whitish colour, transparent fins, round tail: for me it's a female.
B2: very difficult to get photos, hope are good enough.
strange checkerboard pattern on top. Colour more "grey".
Caudal fin is almost impossible to judge, but it seems truncated. Maybe young male?
Thank you very much