Sexing coral beauty angels

lil.guppy

lil.guppy

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I have noticed some coral beauties in the ***** and local pet stores or online and I have not seen one that looks like mine. Mine looks JUST LIKE this picture with more blue and orange on the belly but just faint orange on the sides. I see alot with almost full orange sides.
So what are they truly supposed to look like, and is there any way of sexing them?
 
uneverno

uneverno

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Sexing most Angels is not possible.
There are some notable exceptions where male and female are distinctly different, like Scribbles (Chaetodontoplus duboulayi) and Japanese Swallowtails (Genicanthus melanospilos).
Otherwise it can only be determined one of two ways:
1) If it lays eggs, it's prolly female - lol.
2) Surgically (not recommended).
Coral Beauties have an infinite variety in color patterns - no two are alike. AFAIK, it has nothing to do with gender.
 
culp

culp

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you could do what i did in my biology class in college. i took a tissue sample off my sailfin tang and had it tested to see if he was a he or a she and the the results came back we know it was a he. and a week later you couldn't tell i took a little piece out of his caudal fin.
 
srfisher17

srfisher17

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Originally Posted by Culp
http:///forum/post/3008042
you could do what i did in my biology class in college. i took a tissue sample off my sailfin tang and had it tested to see if he was a he or a she and the the results came back we know it was a he. and a week later you couldn't tell i took a little piece out of his caudal fin.
Try his with with an Anthias, or other hermaphroditic fish, when they're right in the middle of changing gender. Should drive the budding biologists nuts.
 
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