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Originally Posted by zonkkie (Post 9806795)

Hope so... hope so. :D

Hope to see it too! But maybe a bit difficult because working. Also, heard they are terrible parents and many advise stripping once in male's mouth.

Happy to spot it!

Thanks for the advice bud! Ok - so the bigger one is the male, wasn't too sure on that - will keep a lookout for the female then. I actually tried to net them out of the tank but they kept hiding in the rocks. The fries (if any) will probably have no chance of survival given I have comps and calvus in the tank!

Personally, just for experience, can let male hold 1 or 2days before stripping. Cos my male die mystically after spawning, I miss the chance to experience it. Female hold for 14/15 days before I strip it:o

wait for good news haha :)

Actually both my m/f size similar, can ony differentiate them by their little details:o

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Originally Posted by zonkkie (Post 9806795)

Hope to see it too! But maybe a bit difficult because working. Also, heard they are terrible parents and many advise stripping once in male's mouth.

actually it is up to you when to strip the fish. some like to strip eggs out, some wait till wrigglers, or some wait for free swimming fries.

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Originally Posted by wildbear (Post 9806830)

Actually both my m/f size similar, can ony differentiate them by their little details:o

yours still young ba. i think will have some size difference more or less. mine in the past bigger ones are females.

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Originally Posted by johannes (Post 9806823)

wait for good news haha :)

when your turn?

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Originally Posted by canopy (Post 9806800)

add another tank? if not convert your SA tank lor

in process bro. completely joining the dark side liao. :p

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Originally Posted by wildbear (Post 9806819)

ok, hope i can catch them to stripe though .

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Originally Posted by johannes (Post 9806823)

wait for good news haha :)

waiting... check today not holding leh... maybe trial run nia.

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Originally Posted by wildbear (Post 9806830)

Actually both my m/f size similar, can ony differentiate them by their little details:o

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Originally Posted by Young Man (Post 9806834)

actually it is up to you when to strip the fish. some like to strip eggs out, some wait till wrigglers, or some wait for free swimming fries.

yours still young ba. i think will have some size difference more or less. mine in the past bigger ones are females.

when your turn?

bros... a bit confused. Raymond is saying male is larger, YM is saying female is larger, Teddy saying m/f same size. :eek:

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Originally Posted by zonkkie (Post 9807223)

ok, hope i can catch them to stripe though .

waiting... check today not holding leh... maybe trial run nia.

bros... a bit confused. Raymond is saying male is larger, YM is saying female is larger, Teddy saying m/f same size. :eek:

Hahaha. ...Welcome to the dark side!
Most important its a confirmed pair...as long the environment permits.. sooner or later will successfully spawn.
In general male is larger then female, of cos there's always a rare chance big female & smaller male formed a pair. For my case, it happened both my full grown m/f are the same size. Once the female start to hold, think u should able to differentiate them:o

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Originally Posted by zonkkie (Post 9807223)

bros... a bit confused. Raymond is saying male is larger, YM is saying female is larger, Teddy saying m/f same size. :eek:

Hey bud, what I meant is from the mating dance in the video can and able to identify YOUR male is that bigger one la. The mating dance is obvious lo...the male entice, the female go for the vent most often. Hope I cleared all confusions. :)

P/S: Tangs_rule male is bigger, Wildbear & YM female is slightly bigger. IMO it's because all are still at their juvenile stage but once their growth is fully matured, I'm sure the male would be slightly bigger than female or almost same size.

dont need to be confused. listen to all experiences shared. and then observe and compare against your own. that's where it becomes your own experiences and it is your knowledge to keep. to be share in future with others as well :)

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Originally Posted by Young Man (Post 9806834)

when your turn?

I told you, I small fry la.. :o
Dunno when my turn ... :(
Sorry boss

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Originally Posted by johannes (Post 9807765)

I told you, I small fry la.. :o
Dunno when my turn ... :(
Sorry boss

whoaliao.. your name in bold still small fry.. then i am what? jialat liao..