Differntiating male from female

raedyaghnam

raedyaghnam

Member
Hi all,
Does anyone know what the difference is between a male and a female blue hippo tang and a male and female yellow tang? How can you tell them apart?
 
nycbob

nycbob

Active Member
the female hippo will hv hormone swing 2-3x per day. the male hippo will stay away during this time. if u see a hippo tang swimming around with no sense of direction, then its a female.
 
srfisher17

srfisher17

Active Member
Fish PMS is a sure giveaway. Watch for one to cower in a corner on occassion; that's the male. (and a wussy one!)
 
bang guy

bang guy

Moderator
Originally Posted by srfisher17
http:///forum/post/2832768
I don't think any tang has ever been successfully bred in captivity.

There was a guy in the UK that successfully got Hippo Tangs to breed and actually grew out some of the larvae.
It's not something you can do with most hobbiest tanks though. You can't just put two Tangs together and expect them to breed.
 
ledreff

ledreff

New Member

  • i know the female the black line come from the back stop in eyes the male go to the nose they have black face very rare to find male if you want breed the hippo just email me f.colon@me.com
 
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