Ramirezi - Help me !!!

[PBas]

Hi ppl...

I've bought a ramirezi but i don't know his sex...
I've questioned many ppl but they didn't seem to sure.

Can you help me ?

A picture of him is here:
http://www.brothersg.com/pbas/Escalar macho e Ramirezi.jpg


More pictures are here: http://www.brothersg.com/pbas/

Thanks,

 

[Z Man]

PBas,
Looks like a female to me! Males will not have the blue spangled dots anywhere near the side spot along the lateral line.
"Z"

 

[PBas]

First of all i want to thank you for your fast reply.

I've read in many sites that the male has the first part of the dorsal fin bigger. I've read also that females are less colorfull than males.

I've other ram on the aquarium (i think it's the same sex) and the other one is always pushing him to corners.

how the rams behave when they're different sexes ? Specially when one of them is on the aquarium when the other "comes in"....

you can see a picture of the other ram here -> http://www.brothersg.com/pbas/Ramirezi - o outro.jpg

Please note that the pictures were taken with flash.

Thanks,

 

[Z Man]

I looked at ALL the photo's at your site. They all look like females to me. I thought they were the same fish. Females will also have an extended dorsal ray but not as long as the male.

 

[Randall]

Sexing M. ramirezi

Dear Paulo,

I concur with Zman: all the photos on your site look like females.

Randall Kohn

 

[Neil]

PBas,

WELCOME TO THE FORUM

Ditto!
Neil