Author Topic: Chain loach (Read 15722 times) 4 replies

Pawel · « **on:** July 15, 2014, 09:44:06 AM »

I have been looking at my fishes with my four year old son and identifying males and females. Guppies were really easy, as we only have guppy boys

Chain loaches were not so easy, we have four and they are different sizes. Is there an easy way to identify them?

Sue · « **Reply #1 on:** July 15, 2014, 02:12:05 PM »

I don't think there is any way to tell the sexes with chain loaches. It doesn't matter about the m/f ratio like with livebearers. And since they've not been known to breed in captivity, it doesn't matter which sexes you have you won't get fry.
These fish were (and perhaps still are) on the endangered species list. They have been bred in fish farms with the use of hormones

Pawel · « **Reply #2 on:** July 15, 2014, 06:22:41 PM »

Thank you, Sue.

I read somewhere that adult males have a longer snout, but mine are different ages, so will need to wait a bit to put that to a test.

Sue · « **Reply #3 on:** July 15, 2014, 07:58:53 PM »

Ooooh not come across that before! I'll have to look at the snouts of mine

Pawel · « **Reply #4 on:** July 15, 2014, 08:31:29 PM »

I had a little look and found it on Seriously fish: "Sexually mature females are normally fuller-bodied and grow a little larger than males, while adult males develop slightly elongated snouts plus noticeably fleshy, thickened lips."

Now I'm curious to find out what you have!

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