Help sexing Kuda

[bundybear1981]

Hey all,
Just wanting to get a second opinion on the sex of my kudas. I think they are both males but would like the experts here to help. The have both recently started "dancing" randomly during the day / evening as well (swimming up and down, flips and twirls) Really amazing to watch them!

Thanks all :wave:

Seahorse 1








Seahorse 2

 

[vlangel]

Definitely seahorse 2 is a male, I am not so sure about seahorse 1. I have a young pair that I raised that are about at the same stage of development as yours.

 

[rayjay]

Both are males.
Also, it is quite common for males to "dance" together, even when there are females present in the tank.

 

[bundybear1981]

thanks all Next time I get some I'll get females from my LFS.

 

[rayjay]

thanks all Next time I get some I'll get females from my LFS.

That should work as long as it's the same source of your males you already have.
Mixing seahorses from different sources often leads to complications causing deaths.

 

[bundybear1981]

Thanks for the advise Rayjay. My current seahorses came from my LFS and he gets them from the same source so I shouldn't have any issue there. They usually have half a dozen to a dozen there any given time.

I'll look at doing it after I add a sump to my tank.