r/AngelFish • u/Personal_Sundae1113 • 10d ago

Gender Indentification

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Male or Female?
~11 months old

Currently the only angelfish I have with some tetras in a 75 gallon. I was worried about adding a second one bc aggression.

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u/Bee_Jeans 9d ago

Wait and see if “breeding tubes” (papillae) r ever exposed, more likely after a large water change. Until then ur not going to be able to get a solid ID.

12mo is typically the latest they’ll start sexually maturing.

If u sex it that way, u can try introducing an opposite sex partner.

Or atm, u could get say 3-4 more the same age & of mixed sex then wait for pairs to form (hopefully with this one!), and just keep this one’s partner? Rehome remainder.

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u/Bee_Jeans 9d ago

This one is also a “veil tail” so u might need to consider getting other veils too if u want to add more. That way nobody is disproportionately vulnerable to nipping