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Tropical Fish Keeping Help and Advice => Fish Identification => Topic started by: sideing on June 30, 2014, 04:52:30 PM

Title: zebra and long-finned danios
Post by: sideing on June 30, 2014, 04:52:30 PM

 :wave:
 hello again,
  can any kind tropical fish lover help?
  This seems complicated at times,how do I tell what sex my danios are.
  very new to this, lots to learn.
  Thanks bye,

Title: Re: zebra and long-finned danios
Post by: dbaggie on June 30, 2014, 05:31:25 PM

Hi sideing

Unfortunately Danio's aren't the easiest fish to sex - there are no obvious differences such as certain male/female specific fin shapes as you get with Platies or Guppies. I think Sue did reply to your other post, saying that females are generally rounder bellied, slightly larger and their colour is usually less intense than males, although as you only have two at present so this will make it even trickier because you could have two males or two females.

Perhaps when you get some more to make a larger group/shoal you may be able to see the differences  :)

Title: Re: zebra and long-finned danios
Post by: sideing on June 30, 2014, 08:39:45 PM

 :wave:
 thanks for replying was helpful.
 I am going to get more danios tn a few weeks.
 Happy Aquaristin { if that's the word}}