I've bought about twenty females the other day and i think there might be the odd 1 or two short finned male in with them. i know you can't keep males together and yes you can keep females together or the one male in with females due to experience but i obviously know that the males shouldn't be together. so can any1 tell me how to tell the difference between a female and a short finned male betta? Is it the shape of the dorsal fin? sensible answers please thanks
2007-10-27 10:45:38 · 6 answers · asked by Anonymous in Pets ➔ Fish
Also i know that bettas fight wether they are male or female, females fight to sort out a pecking order so waiting for them to fight isn't a way to tell the difference.
2007-10-27 11:00:48 · update #1
if you have a picture of the betta in question i can help you with about 97% accurate rating.
Anyway, what i look for is the head of the fish. short finned males have a bolder head than females.. kinda hard to explain if your not a betta pro.. But also look under the fish. inbetween the two ventricles, males will not have a white bump. females will have a whitebump which is where the egg tube is.
Also ventricle length. short tail males tend to have longer ventricles than females.
Again, i know what your dealing with. i often order 100 females and my last order had 30-40 short tail males which i had to pick out.
So if you need to, feel free to send me a picture of the fish in question and i will gladly help you sex them.
2007-10-27 11:22:18 · answer #1 · answered by Coral Reef Forum 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
It can be tricky to do, especially if you do have a short-finned male (called a plakat). Although there are generalities of eggspots (ovipositors), fin length, blowing bubble nests, flaring, etc. The truth is both males and females can exhibit all these. Short of seeing egglaying to confirm a female, the best you can do is to see if each individual exhibits more male or more female characteristics.
I bought a "female" at one time that turned out to be a plakat - even though it had a well-developed ovipositor. It was white, so didn't have any chance of developing the female spawning coloration.
2007-10-27 17:56:41 · answer #2 · answered by copperhead 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Females have this white spot between the two fins under their head (really, the two fins are between the head and body). This spot is the place where the egg tube comes out. That is how you can tell if a fish is male or female.
2007-10-27 18:32:27 · answer #3 · answered by weyr_raised 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Only female betta fish get vertical stripes when a male is around. The horizontal black stripes are a sign of stress and both genders get them.
Seperate your fish into groups and take out any that show the vertical stripes. You can wheedle them down until you are left with the male plakats.
Remember that female betta fish can and will fight each other. They need space and the older they get, the more aggressive they will become with each other.
The link I provide is for a great forum. If you need more help etc just ask!
2007-10-27 17:55:43 · answer #4 · answered by Dark Angel Rogue 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Short fin male, plakat(my language) or wild type has longer and thicker rounded body,(females look kind of flat),slightly larger fins(dorsal, caudal, anal, pectoral, and pelvic fins),more colorful, females will show vertical or horizontal stripes.
2007-10-27 21:19:53 · answer #5 · answered by harry-balsacs 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
just wait til they start fighting
2007-10-27 17:50:59 · answer #6 · answered by Sweet T 2 · 0⤊ 2⤋