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Fri Apr 07, 2006, 11:09 AM
#1
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Fri Apr 07, 2006, 11:41 AM
#2
Can't be 100%, but do look like a girl.
Need to have a clear side picture of the whole fish.
How long has the bump been on her?
Thomas.
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Fri Apr 07, 2006, 12:04 PM
#3
Bump has only been there at a max a couple of days. Haven't been home in time to check out the tank with the lights on for a few times, si didn't notice when it first for there, but it's very new.
I was trying to get a side shot but she just wouldn't co-operate. Will try again over the weekend.
p.
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Fri Apr 07, 2006, 05:43 PM
#4
i'm not great at this though i would have said it was a sub dominat male
i usually find the lateral line to be more broken on female's
and more black on the leading edge of the pectoral fins
maybe to the naked eye those things are more obvious
oh my female also has a black splodge on the throat
andrew
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Sat Apr 08, 2006, 12:04 AM
#5
Originally Posted by fishgeek
i'm not great at this though i would have said it was a sub dominat male
i usually find the lateral line to be more broken on female's
and more black on the leading edge of the pectoral fins
maybe to the naked eye those things are more obvious
oh my female also has a black splodge on the throat
andrew
looks like a male to me, too, I've made the same observation on the female's lateral line. Also the females I have and I've seen aren't as coloured up as that, although that might be put down to differences in variety. Shape is like a male, too, the tummy isn't as bulging as a female's should be.
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Sat Apr 08, 2006, 11:26 AM
#6
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Sun Apr 09, 2006, 02:06 PM
#7
the poiinted anal fin is male characteristic too
sayiong tha if you look at benny earlier post his female has the pointed anal fin
told you i wasnt very good at this
andrew
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Mon Apr 10, 2006, 09:26 AM
#8
the photos look just about identical to my veijita males, I don't know exactly what variety they are, though. The females are light yellowy-brown with a broken line and they have a red mark on the operculum just in front of the pectoral fins and they get yellower as they get closer to spawning. Also, the dorsal of the female in this variety has a more rounded tip, than on your photos (which looks like it's been nipped a little on the end), if I am to go by the ones I have. My males have a light tip on the pelvic fins, too, like the fish on your pictures, which the females don't have. Having looked at your old shots again and your new shots, I would say it's almost definitely a nice plump male in good condition ...
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Mon Apr 10, 2006, 10:09 PM
#9
Hmmm, interesting. I thought as she/he was a bit older than my other female veijita's in the tank, that was why my old male macmasteri and dominant veijita male (both now passed away) were always displaying to her. She never ran off and seemed to enjoy the show.
p.
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Mon Apr 10, 2006, 11:44 PM
#10
I'm not an expert on these for sure, having never kept veijita, but I would guess - male. Too much red and other colours, most apisto females really tend to yellow and the other colours show up much less.
ALso Apisto females generally have more black on the pectoral fins and leading edge of the dorsal, and less colour in the fins.
Cheers
Steph
Current fish: A. baenschi, A. agassizi tefe, A. panduro, M ramirezi
Past Fish: A. agassizi, A. gibbiceps, A. iniridae, A. trifasciata, A. agassizi alenquer,
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