Sexing Endlers Livebearers?

[MrsWolfie]

Hi all,
Just wondered at what age can I sex endlers livebearers, and how do I tell? I've had a good snoop around but it a lot of advice seems to relate to guppies and mine are pure N class flame tail endlers. My fry are between 2-3 weeks (Mum had two, had a few days rest then 6 more!). They're all definitely a bit bigger now and looking like tiny fish at about 2cm long. 2 have also gone darker so I'm wondering if they may be male/female? I'm keeping two of the girls to balance out my boys (3) to girls (currently 2) ratio a bit. One if not both of my adult girls looks like they may drop again in a week or two, so I'm trying to find ways to be organised and get ready. Y'all did warn me about this but it's okay, luckily I have plenty of interest in babies

Your thoughts are appreciated, as always.

 

[babykitten]

Hi all,
Just wondered at what age can I sex endlers livebearers, and how do I tell? I've had a good snoop around but it a lot of advice seems to relate to guppies and mine are pure N class flame tail endlers. My fry are between 2-3 weeks (Mum had two, had a few days rest then 6 more!). They're all definitely a bit bigger now and looking like tiny fish at about 2cm long. 2 have also gone darker so I'm wondering if they may be male/female? I'm keeping two of the girls to balance out my boys (3) to girls (currently 2) ratio a bit. One if not both of my adult girls looks like they may drop again in a week or two, so I'm trying to find ways to be organised and get ready. Y'all did warn me about this but it's okay, luckily I have plenty of interest in babies

Your thoughts are appreciated, as always.

The females will have a gravid spot. Some of mine are almost 3 months old and their gravid spots are easy to see. The males will get color on their bodys (mine got color at two months old).

 

[flyinGourami]

Like the above said, females will have a gravid spot. The males are more colorful, with endlers the females don't have much color. Also, females have slightly larger tummies. if you really are unsure, you can search up a video to see. hope this helps

 

[emeraldking]

Female endlers will show a tiny gravid spot pretty early. That's how I sex them at an early stage.

 

[MrsWolfie]

Thanks all, I have had a look at them and I am pretty sure I have 4 female an 1 male. I've been not very gently nudging my husband towards letting me have a 10 gal as well (current tank is 7.6, plus a 1.8 nursery tank) so if we get a 10 gal, I'll probably up my females to males at 6-3 as the boys have got both girls pregnant. The next few weeks are going to be fun