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General Category => General Discussion => Topic started by: Steve on May 10, 2013, 07:18:36 PM

Title: Venting
Post by: Steve on May 10, 2013, 07:18:36 PM
I'm still not very good at determining this.....Am I correct that this yellow lab is a female?
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(http://img515.imageshack.us/img515/990/sexg.jpg)
Title: Re: Venting
Post by: lilscoots on May 10, 2013, 08:20:16 PM
Looks female to me
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Post by: danielratti on May 10, 2013, 08:50:41 PM
Oo female oo male kinda looks male to me. But i'm looking from my phone
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Post by: Steve on May 11, 2013, 10:16:18 AM
Well...that clears it up LOL ;D
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Post by: Regalblue on May 11, 2013, 12:31:16 PM
Male
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Post by: TrailerParkFishTanks on May 12, 2013, 07:17:46 AM
i say it defintely a male or a female. sorry, i cant tell.
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Post by: SKISWETPETS on May 12, 2013, 09:46:59 AM
I would say female.
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Post by: African cichlid Keeper on May 12, 2013, 10:59:08 AM
female
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Post by: JeffroM on May 12, 2013, 12:12:57 PM
hermaphrodite
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Post by: Michael Zebrowski on May 12, 2013, 03:29:52 PM
A rule of thumb: If the anal and urogenital openings are about the same size it's male; if the urogenital opening is noticeably larger than the anal opening it's female.
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Post by: djlamonica on May 12, 2013, 05:56:45 PM
Well we've done well really narrowed it down it's safe to say this fish is either male, female, or both can close now.
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Post by: Stan M. on May 12, 2013, 08:17:01 PM
I agree with mike.
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Post by: mightieskeeper on May 12, 2013, 09:32:23 PM
After everyone agrees on this lab.  I have 50 more that need to be sexed.  Who is up for it?
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Post by: Regalblue on May 12, 2013, 10:32:08 PM
After everyone agrees on this lab.  I have 50 more that need to be sexed.  Who is up for it?
just bring them to me & once I figure out which is which,  I'll tell you.

It'll only cost you 50 Labs. :P
Title: Re: Venting
Post by: Ron on May 13, 2013, 10:59:48 AM
Do I need to vote for male or female to tie it up?  :P

Do you have another of a known sex? If so, then you've got something to compare against - helps me sometimes.
Title: Re: Venting
Post by: Steve on May 13, 2013, 11:30:06 AM
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Do you have another of a known sex? If so, then you've got something to compare against - helps me sometimes.

I have an all male Peacock tank. That's a good idea Ron I never even thought about getting one of those and comparing it.
Title: Re: Venting
Post by: lilscoots on May 14, 2013, 08:06:23 AM
(http://i1175.photobucket.com/albums/r637/eltrafan/vent2_zpscf96832d.png)

This is why I say female
Title: Re: Venting
Post by: Regalblue on May 14, 2013, 09:15:18 AM
(http://i1175.photobucket.com/albums/r637/eltrafan/vent2_zpscf96832d.png)

This is why I say female
the only problem is you have the whole "brown eye" circled.  The vent itself is what you go by, the area around it is irrelevant.
Title: Re: Venting
Post by: Steve on May 14, 2013, 10:34:22 AM
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the only problem is you have the whole "brown eye" circled.  The vent itself is what you go by, the area around it is irrelevant.

Ahh see that is what I was looking at as well. I was thinking that whole area was what you looked at to compare, now that makes sense though.
Title: Re: Venting
Post by: lilscoots on May 14, 2013, 04:09:06 PM
the only problem is you have the whole "brown eye" circled.  The vent itself is what you go by, the area around it is irrelevant.

The whole "brown" area is the vent...
http://www.area191.net/smf/index.php?topic=1400.0 (http://www.area191.net/smf/index.php?topic=1400.0)
http://www.malawimayhem.com/articles_venting.shtml (http://www.malawimayhem.com/articles_venting.shtml)
Title: Re: Venting
Post by: Regalblue on May 14, 2013, 06:26:35 PM
OK, I'm just going by what must be the cameras flash
Title: Re: Venting
Post by: lilscoots on May 14, 2013, 07:32:37 PM
OK, I'm just going by what must be the cameras flash

yeah, I noticed that as well, but having vented plenty of fish for my own tanks, I recognized that as a "sparkle".
Title: Re: Venting
Post by: Regalblue on May 14, 2013, 08:54:53 PM
OK, I'm just going by what must be the cameras flash

yeah, I noticed that as well, but having vented plenty of fish for my own tanks, I recognized that as a "sparkle".
see I have too, but most my venting has been New World's & in their case you just look for the o>

BTW - you do realize you basically said her brown eye has a sparkle,  right? :P