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11/20/2002, 08:25 PM
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Sexing Bartlett's Anthias - pics?
Can someone help me determine male/female with Bartlett's Anthias (Pseudanthias bartlettorum)
Pictures ideal, thanks
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11/21/2002, 11:16 AM
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The males are more intense with a violet body and yellow running along the back through the upper caudal lobe.
The females tend to be lavender with a yellow back and caudal fin. This site has a male and female photo. http://www.calacademy.org/aquarium/c...ef_fishes.html Good Luck, Ed
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11/21/2002, 07:23 PM
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Thanks Ed. You seem to always have the answers, maybe I should just PM you next time.
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11/22/2002, 01:53 AM
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Thanks 294. That's a good pic of a pair together. Their coloration is very similar.
Do they always stay together? Do you have any other anthias in the tank?
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11/22/2002, 03:15 AM
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ive got 7 bartletts in a 180. i bought a group of 3 and added a group of 4 smaller females a couple months later. apparently two from the original group were already changing into males, and both continued to change. so now i have 5 females and 2 males. the 2 males display to each other quite often, but i havent seen any direct physical aggression (frayed fins etc.) over the 2 months or so since the sex change became obvious. they tend to stay in the same general area most of the time but usually not in a tight group. the more dominant male will occasionally round everyone up and put on a very nice display.
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11/27/2002, 03:21 AM
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I was at the LFS tonite and they have many Bartlett's. The owner determines sex by the dorsal fin.
He said the males have a higher & longer dorsal fin. When they display their dorsal it sticks up, almost like a firefish. I can see the difference, even though all of them have the same body coloration. Is this an accurate way to sex them?
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