Purple Tangs, How do you know if they are Male or Female ?
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aquaknight
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No, unfortunetly the only way to tell would be by dissecting it.
srfisher17
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Originally Posted by AquaKnight
http:///forum/post/2617616
No, unfortunetly the only way to tell would be by dissecting it.
Yea; this is true with many, if not most, of the fish we keep.
http:///forum/post/2617616
No, unfortunetly the only way to tell would be by dissecting it.
Yea; this is true with many, if not most, of the fish we keep.
espkh9
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any behavior patterns that might suggest thier gender.. for example a fairy wrasse will jump and change colors to impress a female fairy wrasse and to get her to mate with him i have a dark red fairy wrasse and a female fiji scots fairy wrasse and the red fairy wrasse turns orange yellow and opens its fins and jumps in front of her...
mr.clownfish
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color. some males are very dark purple. females a little lighter.
sepulatian
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Originally Posted by Mr.clownfish
http:///forum/post/2618576
color. some males are very dark purple. females a little lighter.
That is difficult to judge in PT's though. They drop their color at the slightest stress. How would you tell? You could have a slightly stressed, for whatever reason, male or a completely complacent female.
http:///forum/post/2618576
color. some males are very dark purple. females a little lighter.
That is difficult to judge in PT's though. They drop their color at the slightest stress. How would you tell? You could have a slightly stressed, for whatever reason, male or a completely complacent female.
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tizzo
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Well, that's kinda ironic cause in pretty much every species I can think of, the male is usually the more vibrant and pretty.
mallard ducks
peacocks
cardinal
anthias
some lizards
tons of other fish and birds...
And look at MEN!! The have bigger chests, smaller butts, harder nails, longer lashes, and usually healthier hair and skin!
mallard ducks
peacocks
cardinal
anthias
some lizards
tons of other fish and birds...
And look at MEN!! The have bigger chests, smaller butts, harder nails, longer lashes, and usually healthier hair and skin!
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tizzo
Guest
That being said, my daughter is positive that ours is a male. She struts up to any animal and declares it's s.e.x. immediately. I don't think she is even aware of what she's doing, but of the ones I know of, she's always right. ie clowns.
She's 4, so she doesn't know about the size thing. Anyway, here is my (according to her) male, purple.
She's 4, so she doesn't know about the size thing. Anyway, here is my (according to her) male, purple.
mr.clownfish
Active Member
Originally Posted by sepulatian
http:///forum/post/2618585
That is difficult to judge in PT's though. They drop their color at the slightest stress. How would you tell? You could have a slightly stressed, for whatever reason, male or a completely complacent female.
ya that is true but u will know when they arent stressed lol
http:///forum/post/2618585
That is difficult to judge in PT's though. They drop their color at the slightest stress. How would you tell? You could have a slightly stressed, for whatever reason, male or a completely complacent female.
ya that is true but u will know when they arent stressed lol
mr.clownfish
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by the way beautiful tang!
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tizzo
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Well espkh9, I just showed your tang to my girl, just to see what she's say.
First she said... "Ooh, look at that shrimp coming out of that hole, I wish I should have that"
Then I said what about the fish, is it pretty, and she says "Yeah, she's pretty", I said, "She?" and she says, "yeah, actually that's a girl, but that's our fish and our fish is a boy" and for a second she looked all confused, so I scrolled down and said "No, that's our fish", she looked relieved, had me scroll back up and with out knowing they are the same fish, she declared both your pics to be female.
creepy.
First she said... "Ooh, look at that shrimp coming out of that hole, I wish I should have that"
Then I said what about the fish, is it pretty, and she says "Yeah, she's pretty", I said, "She?" and she says, "yeah, actually that's a girl, but that's our fish and our fish is a boy" and for a second she looked all confused, so I scrolled down and said "No, that's our fish", she looked relieved, had me scroll back up and with out knowing they are the same fish, she declared both your pics to be female.
creepy.
espkh9
Member
honestly if it makes my wife happy o think its a girl, im happy. either way they are beautifuk fish I plan on putting 3 in next week at the same time in my 210 in the office.
i bought 2 i had 1 i took out the other 1 qt him ..then re aquascaped and i am putting all three in on wed or thurs. i hope they school
i bought 2 i had 1 i took out the other 1 qt him ..then re aquascaped and i am putting all three in on wed or thurs. i hope they school
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tizzo
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Originally Posted by Espkh9
http:///forum/post/2620474
hes definetly a male.
I don't understand why you keep saying that if this is true...
Originally Posted by Mr.clownfish
http:///forum/post/2618576
color. some males are very dark purple. females a little lighter.
Mine is way darker than yours, he usually looks black in the tank. I was actually sorta disappointed that he isn't all vibrant purple, but yours looks very light to me.
Pretty mind you, but light purple.
http:///forum/post/2620474
hes definetly a male.
I don't understand why you keep saying that if this is true...
Originally Posted by Mr.clownfish
http:///forum/post/2618576
color. some males are very dark purple. females a little lighter.
Mine is way darker than yours, he usually looks black in the tank. I was actually sorta disappointed that he isn't all vibrant purple, but yours looks very light to me.
Pretty mind you, but light purple.