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10/21/2007, 05:04 PM
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How to sex Cardnials?
I want to try to mate up a pair from a store stock and have no clue how to tell the sex apart. Does anyone know?
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10/21/2007, 05:36 PM
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i know that banger males bave large square jaws
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#3
10/21/2007, 09:12 PM
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unfortunately its next to impossble to sex these fish. Square jaws-- rounded jaws, well maybe.
Anyway you mention store stock, does that mean they have a few of these fish in one tank? if so then observe the interaction and note if any fish appears to be hanging out together and/or away from the pack as a pair, this is often time the easist way. Heres some lite reading on banggai husbanry http://www.reefs.org/library/talklog...ni_020799.html http://www.breedersregistry.org/Arti...ini/marini.htm http://www.reefs.org/library/talklog...ke_102499.html
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10/22/2007, 12:15 PM
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It's very difficult to tell the difference between a male and a female banggai cardinal until you've watch them breeding and then, it's easy. The distinguishing difference between the two is that the male's top front fin is a bit longer than the female's.
In this picture, the male would be the one in the front:  We had no idea which was which when we got our Banggai pair, but after seeing which one had the eggs in his mouth, we can identify them now at just a glance. |
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