Dojo

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!

dancingbird

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

Dojo

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.

dancingbird

Yeah that's what I've been reading too online. I definately have 2 males. Congrats on your female. Did you name her yet?

Dojo

Yeah she's called Calypso

Butterfly

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.
Carol

dancingbird

Calypso! excellent name.