How to order male vs female

[alm502]

Anyone know ho to specify male or female when ordering fish from saltwaterfish.com?
I sent them an email last week but have not heard anything back. Most other websites have a way to designate which one you want to order. But I did not see anything here to do that.

 

[lefty]

What type of fish are you looking to get a specific gender in? With a lot of fish, it's not easy to distinguish between a male and female.
-lefty

 

[alm502]

Near term is Lyretail Anthias. Later on, I want to get a female Naso Tang.
Rick

 

[~sc~emt~]

when getting anthia's you usually want 3 per tank, 3 females and the most dominate female will become male. Its fun to watch their colors as they change from female to male

 

[bang guy]

Originally posted by alm502
Near term is Lyretail Anthias. Later on, I want to get a female Naso Tang.
Rick
Get a single Lyretail (male) and a few Blue-eyed (Female Lyretail). That's how they distinguish them here.
It virtually impossible to distinguish the gender of a Tang.

 

[osufarker]

I may be wrong here, someone else back me up. I think only male Naso's get the streamers. That is a way to identify a male, but not all males have them, so lack of them is not a way to identify a female.