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Old April 24th, 2009  
Fish Helper
 
Male or female?

Hey, just wondering if anyone can tell for sure whether my loach is male or female?
Only pic I could find is a few months old and not a great shot of the fins but maybe someone can tell.
I'm leaning more towards female? They don't seem quite long enough to be male although they are longer than some female pictures i've seen.

I want to give my loach a proper name but need to sex it first
Name suggestions welcome too!

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Old April 26th, 2009  
Fish Bum
 
Sorry cant help you with the sexing. How do you tell on a dojo? I'm a new owner of 2 gold dojos. I think mine are both boys. I named them Ying & Yang. But they look identical and dont know whos who. lol
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Old April 27th, 2009  
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I'm now pretty sure mine is a female. The easiest way to tell is by their pectoral fins. Males are supposed to have a strong ray down the fin which gives it a triangular shape, and the fin is longer, whereas females have rounder, smaller fins.
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Old April 29th, 2009  
Fish Bum
 
Yeah that's what I've been reading too online. I definately have 2 males. Congrats on your female. Did you name her yet?
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Old April 29th, 2009  
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Yeah she's called Calypso
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Old April 29th, 2009  
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The females also get chunkier looking when full of eggs. Looking down on them would be easier to see the fin shapes and body shape.
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Old April 29th, 2009  
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Calypso! excellent name.
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