HELP, id? pregnat or just fat?

euphiesman · Post by **euphiesman** » 27 Sep 2007, 20:41

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these were sold to me as leopard catfish, it has devoloped a pornch and is acting a bit scatty, 'its' also getting lots of attention from my clown loach.

are theese live bearers?

Post by **Marc van Arc** » 27 Sep 2007, 20:46

Probably a very well fed

Richard B · Post by **Richard B** » 29 Sep 2007, 19:46

S.Ocellifer - very well fed indeed.

euphiesman · Post by **euphiesman** » 29 Sep 2007, 20:59

but how come 1 is fat and 1 is not????

how can you tell the sex??

Post by **Marc van Arc** » 29 Sep 2007, 22:17

Richard B wrote:S.Ocellifer - very well fed indeed.

Well done Richard. I was thinking of the multi spot notatus, but didn't notice the dorsal and caudal markings......

Post by **Birger** » 30 Sep 2007, 05:53

but how come 1 is fat and 1 is not????

If you only have the two of them the one will be more dominant,first choice in caves, food etc.

how can you tell the sex??

This is a quote out of the Cat-eLog

First lay the fish in your hand with its head toward your palm and the tail toward your fingers. Hold the dorsal spine between your middle and ring finger so the fish is belly up and you won\'t get stuck (Which by the way, hurts like crazy!). The genital pore is in a small furrow of tissue (in healthy fish) and will be obstructed by the pelvic fins. Pull down on the tail gently to arch the fishes spine and the pelvic fins will stand and the furrow open to display the genital pore and the anus of the fish. The male has a somewhat ridged genital papillae on which the spermatoduct is on the back side, facing the tail fin. A gravid female will also show an extended papillae but the oviduct is on the ventral side of the papillae (And may also show a little redness if really gravid). A thin or emaciated female will have just two pink pores, the oviduct and the anus.

You can also tell visually as they are in the tank but it takes a practiced eye and the fish to present themselves properly