Sexing Bartlett's anthias
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It can be tough some say that if there is a pink splodge or line appearing on the head of a yellow fish its started to turn male, I not convinced by this.
The front half of a male will be pink with the tail yellow and it will have a very pronounced sharp top lip.
(also present in females and juvis but not as pronounced)
I also think there are four different states they can be found in
Juvi, female, turning male/immature male and supemale.
This may help with some id Here is a pic of my old one,I think it was a female.
and a link to a good thread.
bartletts
The front half of a male will be pink with the tail yellow and it will have a very pronounced sharp top lip.
(also present in females and juvis but not as pronounced)
I also think there are four different states they can be found in
Juvi, female, turning male/immature male and supemale.
This may help with some id Here is a pic of my old one,I think it was a female.
and a link to a good thread.
bartletts
I agree with the above statements. If you want to be sure you get females, look for small individuals with yellow foreheads. Only a tiny pink stripe on the front edge to the leading dorsal spine should be visible.
Of course, full blown males are pretty easy to ID....
Of course, full blown males are pretty easy to ID....
kb27973
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I'll tell you how it went with me... I've had my group of 10 for about 3 months. Right in the tank they started chasing one. It's still alive but it lives in the rocks. They got along great after that for weeks. They would even group into a tight ball sometimes and every night 3 or 4 would break off and do this spawning dance kind of thing. A couple of days ago I noticed a lot of chasing going on. Now only 7 hang out together. Since they can't go back to female and I can't get them out I guess they will have to work it out amongst themselves but it doesn't look like more than 1 male can live happily together at least in my size tank. It is a 6' long 125.
Ken
Ken
