can someone tell me the gender of these 2 ?

[hasitha]

They are not quality but they are part of my first ever discus batch who have able dto survive so far. Suppose to be Snakeskin blue and one year old. I don't know why they still haven't got colors.

Also anyone can tell these are males or females ?


http://photos-h.ak.fbcdn.net/hphotos-ak-snc1/hs122.snc1/5253_122597636512_623366512_2659007_3160555_n.jpg

http://photos-b.ak.fbcdn.net/hphotos-ak-snc1/hs142.snc1/5253_122597646512_623366512_2659009_8249778_n.jpg

[mmorris]

I have a quarter that says the first fish is a male and the second fish is a female. The quarter tends to be right 50% of the time and I think that's a pretty good average! :)

[hasitha]

why do you think first one is male ? Plz tell reasons too I can try to figure out others too. lol

[rickztahone]

why do you think first one is male ? Plz tell reasons too I can try to figure out others too. lol

the first one kind of looks like it has a streamer while the 2nd doesn't. that is the only reason i can think to label the first as male and the second is female. this is not a science by any means though

[hasitha]

Well first one is the biggest guy in the tank. I have another one identical to him but same size as the 2nd one.

[LizStreithorst]

Very nice fish, indeed! First one I'd say is male judging by the shape of the dorsal, the thickness of his head and the round shape to his underline. I'm not sure about the second fish.

[poconogal]

I say the first is a male too. The second I say is female. Both have what is the typical male or female dorsal shape at the end. That's not always foolproof though, but many times it is accurate. A male's dorsal comes to a point, while a female's is rounded.

[Vieira]

I think The one down below is a female because of the lips I read somewhere you can tell by the lips. It seem accrate with my females that are laying eggs.

[Bilbo_wh]

I agree with all above that the top is almost definately a male.
The lower fish I am almost 50% sure its a male also.

[bs6749]

I agree with Martha that the first fish is a male and the second fish is a female. I was using what Liz suggested about the thickness of the forehead to determine the sex. The dorsal fin also appears to be somewhat pointed at the end, which almost always indicates males from what I have seen and been told.

The roundess of the dorsal fin in the second picture indicates that the fish is female to me, however it could be a nondominant male in the tank that just isn't showing the pointed dorsal fin. You may also be able to sex them based on how the two interact with one another knowing that the top fish is male.

[hasitha]

First one is lot bigger than the second one. What about the strips second one has on forehead which first one doesn't have ?

[Eddie]

I have a quarter that says the first fish is a male and the second fish is a female. The quarter tends to be right 50% of the time and I think that's a pretty good average! :)

Agree


Eddie

[hasitha]

So there is no proper way to gender these guys ? At least few pointers to guess which is which ?

[poconogal]

Hi, see my post #7 :D re dorsal fins. Not foolproof but many times its correct. Sometimes you can have a female whose dorsal is more pointed or a male whose dorsa is not really pointed, but to me your pic #2 is looks like a female, her's looks rounded and #1 looks male. There are some other formulas that I've never paid attention to - I think you can do a search and find them. FWIW, I was right sexing all of mine except for one that I was on the fence about, with a sort of rounded/pointy dorsal, LOL!!! She was a she.