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Old March 9th, 2007  
Jim
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Male vs Female

OK, I have a school of 10 Serpia's. They're a riot to watch. Definitly playful, i have to see if i can get a video of them diving thru my bubble stream.
But I was wondering, some of them have a very distinct black stripe near their gills, some don't have it, or just a tiny black mark. Is this maybe a male vs female marking?
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Old March 9th, 2007  
Tom
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Re: Male vs Female

You might want ot watch the angels, because I had 6 serpaes and they tore the fins of my angel like crazy so I had to get rid of them. But to your question, the females are a little more round in the belly than the males due to the eggs. It's not much help but that is all that is known from different sites.
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Old March 10th, 2007  
Jim
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Re: Male vs Female

so far everyone is behaving... but my angels are my babies... anyone picks on them is a goner.
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Old March 10th, 2007  
Tom
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Re: Male vs Female

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so far everyone is behaving...
Mine were like that for the first week or so, then bam, the fins were nipped and the tetras were traded with a guy for 2 expencive plants and a piece of driftwood(IMO, I got the better end of the deal).
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Old March 11th, 2007  
Jim
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Re: Male vs Female

They've been good so far. I read somewhere if they're in a shcool of 6 or more, they tend to behave... I have 10, and they all hang together nicely.
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Old March 11th, 2007  
Tom
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Re: Male vs Female

I had 6-8 and they still were mean. Just keep a very close eye on them. I don't want what happened to me to happen to you.
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