Male Or Female Angelfish

The only way to know for sure is to look at their spawning equipment which is deployed only when the angelfish are actually spawning. I have a black angelfish who i ve had it since was the size of a 5 cent piece and it s now 9 months old. Obviously the female lays the eggs so compare hers to the other ones.

albino king koi guppy for sale albino gibbiceps pleco size 7 x 200 african blue cichlid albino bristlenose algae eater african dwarf frog for sale albino tiger fish african cichlids for sale

The female s tube is blunt and wide like an eraser and the male s is thin and pointy like a pencil tip.

Male or female angelfish. The angelfish in the first photo appears to be a female and the angelfish in the second photo appears to be a male. A large bump on the forehead the forehead drops down just before the eyes females are more angular. The most pronounced difference between the male and female angelfish is the size of the tube located between the anal and the ventral fin.

If they are exactly the same you have two females. Frontal fins are smoother. If you want to buy pairs to breed try buying a few smaller angelfish and a few larger angelfish.

Their bodies are smaller. I don t know if this black angel is a female or male so i just wanted to get a rough idea of what other people think since it s hard to tell the gender of these types of fish. However the female is usually thicker and more round while the males is thinner and pointed.

Male angelfish generally grow faster than female ones. Once they re mature you ll more than likely find out you have a few males and a few females. R angelfish pterophyllum is a small genus of freshwater fish from the family cichlidae known to most aquarists as angelfish.

Breeding tube is wider and blunt. This tube will be much thicker in the female than in the male but the difference is generally not easily visible until the fish have begun to spawn. Prized for their unique shape color and behavior they are one of the most commonly kept freshwater aquarium fish as well as the most commonly kept cichlid.

Female angelfish are also generally a little smaller than male angelfish. If you see those differences you have a male and a female. Absent that evidence here s how to make a more or less educated guess.

Female angelfish don t have any bumps on their foreheads and feature a more of a ski slope like shape. Even with these differences your determination of gender may be a hit or miss. Some of the traits you can look for to potentially identify a male can be.

Female angelfish might have more rounded bodies than males.