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Do I have 1 males and 2 female Corydoras gossei

Posted: 27 Dec 2008, 03:33
by softak
I have 3 Corydoras gossei, they are approx 5 cm long.
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Re: Do I have 1 males and 2 female Corydoras gossei

Posted: 27 Dec 2008, 07:57
by kim m
Sad to tell you I think they're all females...

Re: Do I have 1 males and 2 female Corydoras gossei

Posted: 27 Dec 2008, 10:29
by PaulH196
I would agree with Kim.

They definitely all look like females to me.

Re: Do I have 1 males and 2 female Corydoras gossei

Posted: 29 Dec 2008, 16:27
by Coryman
They all look to be females to me as well.

Ian

Re: Do I have 1 males and 2 female Corydoras gossei

Posted: 05 Jan 2009, 08:28
by jar
I have 50+ gossei about 4 months old, starting to look like they are big enough to be sold but of course it probably will be another 6 months until they will think about breeding.

The ventral fins on the Gossei make it fairly easy to distinguish gender, but at this age its difficult to be 100% accurate.

Re: Do I have 1 males and 2 female Corydoras gossei

Posted: 05 Jan 2009, 23:41
by softak
jar wrote:I have 50+ gossei about 4 months old, starting to look like they are big enough to be sold but of course it probably will be another 6 months until they will think about breeding.

The ventral fins on the Gossei make it fairly easy to distinguish gender, but at this age its difficult to be 100% accurate.
Now I have approx 20 of 1 day old gossei. Looks like at least one of them is a male.

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Re: Do I have 1 males and 2 female Corydoras gossei

Posted: 06 Jan 2009, 08:09
by RIPbiglad
nice one. :D

Re: Do I have 1 males and 2 female Corydoras gossei

Posted: 08 Jan 2009, 22:44
by unotim123
I think the one in red circle can be male.
http://img147.imageshack.us/img147/5336/cor11ya2.jpg

Re: Do I have 1 males and 2 female Corydoras gossei

Posted: 08 Jan 2009, 23:29
by MatsP
unotim123 wrote:I think the one in red circle can be male.
http://img147.imageshack.us/img147/5336/cor11ya2.jpg
1. I don't agree - the fullness of the belly indicates a female.
2. You are disagreeing with Ian Fuller, who has written several books on the subject of Corydoras - yes, he gets things wrong at times, but I don't think he's wrong at this point.

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Re: Do I have 1 males and 2 female Corydoras gossei

Posted: 09 Jan 2009, 02:07
by softak
I think, that male is fish on second picture, on the left.

Re: Do I have 1 males and 2 female Corydoras gossei

Posted: 09 Jan 2009, 12:50
by unotim123
MatsP wrote:
unotim123 wrote:I think the one in red circle can be male.
http://img147.imageshack.us/img147/5336/cor11ya2.jpg
1. I don't agree - the fullness of the belly indicates a female.
2. You are disagreeing with Ian Fuller, who has written several books on the subject of Corydoras - yes, he gets things wrong at times, but I don't think he's wrong at this point.

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Mats
You understood me wrong.Softak wrote that."Now I have approx 20 of 1 day old gossei. Looks like at least one of them is a male."And after that I think one of them must be male.Then,I guess it.I dont oppose İan Fuller.I know he is the best corykeeper.It was only a guess.

Re: Do I have 1 males and 2 female Corydoras gossei

Posted: 09 Jan 2009, 13:39
by MatsP
unotim123 wrote:You understood me wrong.Softak wrote that."Now I have approx 20 of 1 day old gossei. Looks like at least one of them is a male."And after that I think one of them must be male.Then,I guess it.I dont oppose İan Fuller.I know he is the best corykeeper.It was only a guess.
Ah, yes - of course - there must be a male if there are fry! Sorry, I misunderstood - and of course it must be one of those times when Ian is wrong.

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Mats