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Matthew Hoffman
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 Posted: 2010.11.01(Mon)6:38 Post subject: A little bit of trivia |
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How do you tell the gender of a swordtail, without using the sword, anal fin, dorsal fin, gravel spot, or how fat/whether or not it is has a roundish body shape?
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Caton
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| Posted: 2010.11.01(Mon)6:40 Post subject: |
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Wait a month and see if it has babies, provided it was with males at some time and is old enough.
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Matthew Hoffman
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| Posted: 2010.11.01(Mon)6:52 Post subject: |
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now try in under 1 minute.
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Matthew Hoffman
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| Posted: 2010.11.01(Mon)7:10 Post subject: |
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This also works with platies.
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Darkblade48
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| Posted: 2010.11.01(Mon)10:41 Post subject: Re: A little bit of trivia |
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| Matthew Hoffman wrote: | | How do you tell the gender of a swordtail, without using the sword, anal fin, dorsal fin, gravel spot, or how fat/whether or not it is has a roundish body shape? |
Just to let you know, it is called a "gravid" spot.
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rales12
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| Posted: 2010.11.01(Mon)10:50 Post subject: |
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Ummmm... With all those ways to sex it, why would you need a different one?  
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Matthew Hoffman
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| Posted: 2010.11.02(Tue)4:36 Post subject: |
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| Quote: | | Just to let you know, it is called a "gravid" spot. |
I know I just get a little mixed up because one of my fish book has it in there wrong.
| Quote: | | Ummmm... With all those ways to sex it, why would you need a different one? |
You do not need one, but there is one.
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diademhill
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| Posted: 2010.11.02(Tue)7:12 Post subject: |
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| I could always look at a DNA swab. |
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Matthew Hoffman
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| Posted: 2010.11.02(Tue)7:27 Post subject: |
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The majority of people do not have that resource, so please try something that everybody can do(with the exception of blind people).
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Matthew Hoffman
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| Posted: 2010.11.02(Tue)7:29 Post subject: |
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By the way it is really easy to spot with the naked eye.
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