How to tell the difference between a male and female angelfish

DarkRevoultions · 03-18-2009, 11:12 PM

Hi.

I was wondering... how can you tell the difference between a male and/or female angelfish?

I've been trying to find out which one is my gold angelfish, so then I can figure out which sex it is.. My angelfish right now is about 4-5" so it is still growing rapidly, I just feed them flake foods, and I don't know if there is something else that also helps promote angelfish growth.. will live plants help?

petlover516 · 03-19-2009, 03:47 PM

male angels, like most cichlids, develop a hump on there head with age.

DarkRevoultions · 03-20-2009, 09:23 AM

I see. So then what does the hump look like??

Does it look like a hump that reaches the snout? or a hump and them a small snout where the mouth is. Sorry, it's kind of hard for me to explain xD

I hope this can help you identify it xD

petlover516 · 03-20-2009, 04:29 PM

i cannot see clearly, but it looks like a male. try getting a side-view. btw, what is it suppost to mean when people type "XD"?

comler · 03-20-2009, 05:23 PM

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Originally Posted by petlover516

btw, what is it suppost to mean when people type "XD"?

Tyler - I think that is supposed to be a "laughing face" - meant to replace "LOL".

DarkRevoultions · 03-20-2009, 05:24 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by comler

Tyler - I think that is supposed to be a "laughing face" - meant to replace "LOL".

yeah

Alasse · 03-20-2009, 06:41 PM

The hump is not always correct either....the only true way to know if they are male or female is when the breeding tubes are visible

Alasse · 03-20-2009, 06:50 PM

Pic of a male and female, back angel is the male

female angel

male angel

male angel (scuse his finnage, this is when i first got him, all finnage is now beautiful)

DarkRevoultions · 03-20-2009, 08:43 PM

Oh thanks Alaase for showing me the pictures

I am pretty sure now that my angel is a female. So then I just need to get her a male

although she is just aggressive to new fishes :S and sometimes her own tank mates.

Fishboydanny1 · 03-24-2009, 03:38 PM

my male and female angels are easy to tell apart.... I'll post pics of them as soon as I get off grounding :mad:

DarkRevoultions · 03-24-2009, 06:11 PM

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Originally Posted by Fishboydanny1

my male and female angels are easy to tell apart.... I'll post pics of them as soon as I get off grounding :mad:

Woah your grounded?? your like 14 or something?? most people in their early teens get grounded :S

I never did haha!! because my parents were way too busy to even watch me, so i was pretty much like a "do what ever I want person, just don't get into trouble with the police" kinda guy ha ha

Also, when are you out of being grounded??

COBettaCouple · 03-24-2009, 07:29 PM

I'll usually look at their snouts to get a pretty good guess on Angels. They can be pretty aggressive with a newcomer, so we try to find a potential mate of the same size or as close as we can.

Fishboydanny1 · 03-25-2009, 03:20 PM

I'm 15, turning 16 in early april... had fish all my life though... I just got off grounding today, so maybe I can take pictures of my veil angels (silvers, marbles, and a breeding pair.) and post pictures.

petlover516 · 03-25-2009, 03:42 PM

feel sorry for u, fishboy. im only 11 and already have been grounded a few times, but not as much as some of the kids in my class. usually its because of arguing on this forum, which puts my mind off schoolwork. :mad: love to see the pics!

Alasse · 12-29-2011, 02:10 AM

Professionals vent them to find sex or wait to see breeding tubes.

I'm sorry but the other ways mentioned are myths and not fully reliable

03-18-2009, 11:12 PM	#1 (permalink)
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