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Old 07-12-2008, 02:42 PM
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Can anybody sex this Geophagus please?

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I'd put the size also, i reckon about 4" ?
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Old 07-12-2008, 02:53 PM
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Yeah good thinking!

He's just over 4", my biggest fish by a long way!
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lovely looking fish

Geophagus brasiliensisGeophagus brasiliensis The Pearl Eartheater. Geophagus brasiliensis. Above: Male Geophagus brasiliensis. Photo by Rick Borstein. ...
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Pearl Cichlid, Eartheater, Geophagus brasiliensis, also called ...Geophagus brasiliensis Photo © Animal-World: Courtesy David Brough .... The male has a more pointed genital papillae while the female's is blunt and more ...
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Old 07-12-2008, 06:17 PM
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Looks like a little man to me.
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Not an expert, but looks male to me
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Can anybody sex this Geophagus please?
YEP IT LOOKS SEXY Peter!


Im no expert but back fins look very pointy (sugesting male)
do you have a mate for it?
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I'm no expert but it looks post-op Transexual to me
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YEP IT LOOKS SEXY Peter!
Im no expert but back fins look very pointy (sugesting male)
do you have a mate for it?
No mate for it, I want one for it though, cracking fish looks and personality. Thats why I wanted to work out the sex so I can source a partner for him/her/it.

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i had a red one something like yours ......he was a fun fish to have and would eat the moths that fel into his/her tank after the strip light. also use to feed him maggots after fishing trips!
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