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October 2nd, 2008
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| Sexing Angelfish
Ok I have to fess up. I was really tired last night and I was fooling with the sexing angelfish sticky and somehow  I managed to delete the whole thread . I'm so sorry. A lot of good discussion was lost.  BUT... I have the pics that were included in the thread so here goes.
These are skippi's angels 
Male and female breeding tubes:  
Last edited by Butterfly; October 2nd, 2008 at 03:22 PM.
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October 2nd, 2008
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| These are Shawnies angels. Look at the different shapes of their heads. It is becoming more and more popular to sex Angelfish in this way. The first is male and the second is female. Thanks shawnie
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October 2nd, 2008
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| Here's two more for comparison. The top one is female (breeding tube showing) The other smaller one is a male. | |
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December 4th, 2008
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Originally Posted by Butterfly  Here's two more for comparison. The top one is female (breeding tube showing) The other smaller one is a male. | has this pair been seen laying eggs physically by eye? because the top one looks like my male and the breeding tube looks like my males tube also  and ive seen them in action LOL (poor things never get any privacy..but it dont stop them) | |
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December 4th, 2008
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| Yes I even have pics of their fry and the top one paired with another after her mate died
Top is son bottom is mom(same as top in that pic)
Second is mom and fry
third is two of their older fry (not a very good pic sorry)
Their names were George and Gracie LOL my DIL named them
Carol
Last edited by Butterfly; December 4th, 2008 at 09:48 PM.
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December 4th, 2008
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| well if they literally saw eggs coming from the top one, I mean the eggs coming out, my theory is totally blown because the top is totally looking like a male comapred to the bottom and it has the same tube LOL ...so much for that hahah | |
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December 4th, 2008
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| Yep this was my first pair to spawn and your right they didn't get any privacy LOL I have observed her depositing eggs on a rock.
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February 26th, 2009
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| First picture is a female, note the enlarged breeding tube. This picture was taken about 5 minutes before they began laying eggs.
Second picture has the male up front with the female in the background. Note the smaller, more pointed breeding tube. | 
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March 30th, 2009
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| mathas, they look really similar except their breeding tubes.. | |
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March 30th, 2009
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Originally Posted by josephtsui mathas, they look really similar except their breeding tubes.. | Yes, they do.
That's why I don't have a ton of faith in any other method of sexing angels. | |
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March 30th, 2009
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| yey.
in fact, ur female seems to have a small bump on her forehead... ??
(plus, can you please go to my thread and help me with sexing my angels?) It is time to separate them... | |
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April 8th, 2009
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| in general male angels will have longer fins and their extended fins (sorry i don't now what their called) are longer than their anal fin. Females extended fin will be much smaller than their anal fin. Males will be more inquisitive in searching for fry (live bearers) and will show more aggression. | |
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May 9th, 2009
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Originally Posted by ak>47 in general male angels will have longer fins and their extended fins (sorry i don't now what their called) are longer than their anal fin. Females extended fin will be much smaller than their anal fin. Males will be more inquisitive in searching for fry (live bearers) and will show more aggression. | Not true imo. Females do have as long and graceful anl, dorsal fins. | |
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May 26th, 2009
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i think that i have two blokes not a male and a female. Both of their tubes seem to be pointy. 
Last edited by Shawnie; May 26th, 2009 at 03:49 PM.
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May 26th, 2009
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| so females have a larger breeding tube? in this case, i think mine is a male, he's only 3 inches tall including fins, does the tube always show or is it only when breeding? | |
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May 27th, 2009
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| How about these two:
There's at least 1 female, as they have deposited eggs twice, but they all turned white despite their great parenting.
See their story: Angelfish breeding (w/ pics) | |
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July 29th, 2009
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| So how can you really tell them apart? i know the male has a crest on his head, but how can you tell them apart when theyre young? | |
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July 29th, 2009
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Originally Posted by Tony G. So how can you really tell them apart? i know the male has a crest on his head, but how can you tell them apart when theyre young? | There are all kinds of ways to "guesstimate" their gender but the only sure fire way is to see them spawn.
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