How to tell if a Raphael Catfish is male or female?

Phoxinus · Post by **Phoxinus** » 27 Nov 2008, 16:42

Anyone knows? The Raphaels (Platydoras costatus) in the aquariúm store are 6-8cm in lenght. I would like to get a pair.

Yann · Post by **Yann** » 27 Nov 2008, 20:30

Hi!!

if you had check the cat elog page on the fish , you would have seen that the sexing is unknown...plus 6-8cm fish are juvenils therefore too young to be sex if a way for so was known...

Cheers
Yann

worton[pl] · Post by **worton[pl]** » 27 Nov 2008, 21:37

Hey,

you may also check this article:

http://www.planetcatfish.com/shanesworl ... cle_id=298

there is a short section about sexing Doradidae

Phoxinus · Post by **Phoxinus** » 16 Dec 2008, 13:20

I heard that the male raphael catfish has black belly and the female has white belly. Does this make any sense?

Richard B · Post by **Richard B** » 16 Dec 2008, 13:52

Phoxinus wrote:I heard that the male raphael catfish has black belly and the female has white belly. Does this make any sense?

I wouldn't trust this as a key to differentiating the sexes

Chrysichthys · Post by **Chrysichthys** » 16 Dec 2008, 15:16

As far as I know they all have white bellies.

Post by **Marc van Arc** » 16 Dec 2008, 16:23

Phoxinus wrote:I heard that the male raphael catfish has black belly and the female has white belly. Does this make any sense?

This makes sense to such extent that some people (among whom Sidguppy and myself) thought it was a sexual difference, but it has never been proven to be correct (nor to be wrong afaik). This was a long time ago btw. I thought I had a pair based on the top view shape (as in Corys), in which the male specimen had a jet black belly.

Phoxinus · Post by **Phoxinus** » 21 Dec 2008, 21:26

Finally I got my Raphael Catfishes. Both have white bellies so I paid more attention on their body shape. Hopefully I got a pair.

hotsauce4887 · Post by **hotsauce4887** » 15 Jan 2009, 17:49

the females will be slightly more plump

ahodge84 · Post by **ahodge84** » 16 Jan 2009, 06:34

I know they are common fish, but I still love them! Nice buys! (hope you got your pair...)

Phoxinus · Post by **Phoxinus** » 07 Feb 2009, 16:24

Here is a video about my little jewels:

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