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120 gallon Rainbow fish and loach and bolivian rams

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Here are some videos of my 120 Gallon planted tank
It houses mainly loaches and rainbows but has 2 bolivian rams in it also since I love them
The gold Gourami is now gone he developed swim bladder

Loaches: Clowns, Golden Zebra and 1 Queen loach can't find anymore of them

Rainbows: Bosemani, Red, Parkinsons, and 3 dwarf females left from the 10 I originally started with in my smaller aquarium
 
#3 ·
Is there anyway you can sex my bolivians in that video one is alot smaller since I have only had that one for a few months now that my other Bolivian is in a bigger tank I thought I would find it a mate I think I had a female and this one is a male not sure can you tell I know you are a bolivian fan
 
#4 ·
Yup! I am. . . H U G E fan of these gorgeous fish! And I admit that it was the name in the title that caught my eye to stop by this thread, lol!

I just went back and re-watched both videos, but I can't get a clear look at either of their vents, I'm sorry! It's actually pretty easy to tell, if you know what you're looking for. . . if you have a clearer still image of their vents, I might be able to help - or if you'd like I can post up some images of my rams? Maybe you can see the difference in my males and females, and it could help you tell your babies apart?
 
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If the white that I see on the bottom shot is her vent, then she's a girl - can't tell on the first one, still. I know, it's hard to get a good shot of a wiggly fish! With Bolivians, the vent is the ONLY way to tell gender. . . Males have a very slim tiny vent, more pointed toward the back. The vent of a female is larger and angled *slightly* more downward than back. Once you SEE it, you'll know, but it is tricky if you have two of the same gender! I have 3 females, and 2 males - so to me, the difference is obvious!
 
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Here... it's just easier to SHOW you than to try to explain. . . these are two of my little brats:



The shot above is a male, see how thin and angled his vent is? It's really hardly there - my other male looks just the same.

The shot below is a female, see how thick her vent is, and the way it angles downward a bit more? It's very obviously there. . . and shaped as such so that she can release eggs. All of my girls look like this one.

You can't really tell with these guys by coloration, or elongated top-fins, or the filaments on their tails, etc, because these traits have been selectively bred into both genders at this point. . .




Hope that helps you to get a handle on the genders of your little ones! Be cautious when introducing a new Livie to the group - they can get snarky!!!

And I don't even SEE the background you guys are talking about! Maybe I have to go through the videos again, I was having too much fun looking at the beautiful fish and plants!!!
 
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And I don't even SEE the background you guys are talking about! Maybe I have to go through the videos again, I was having too much fun looking at the beautiful fish and plants!!!
We were talking about the rock wall in my aquarium the background we built it ourselves and I was talking to canadian fish and trying to get him and his wife to build one when they got their 220 galllon
 
#10 ·
yeah I can't really tell on the small one with my contacts in I will have to look when I don't have them in and can see close up can't really see the vent at all on the smaller fish maybe thats because its a male if it is they are not bonding the big one rams it a few times a day I know someone from work that ordered to pairs one of them bonded the other didn't I love the way the lock lips its so cute
 
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lol! I saw it in your aquarium log - it does look good! Yeah, I'd be lazy, too. . . but I've seen some neat DIY back-rounds. Great job!

I've also read about the differences between the head shapes between males and females, but again - don't really see that it's consistent enough to be definite. Sounds like you do have a male and a female, though! Glad they get along, I've heard some horror stories! And yes - LOVE those lip locks, sooooo cute!
 
#19 ·
Thanks I have 16 of them really an enjoyable fish to watch really entertaining one of them will start swiming back and forth really fast do a loop them another will join and then another its a game they play the clowns can't keep up and the queen loach can but only a few times a week
 
#20 ·
OMG YOUR YOYO LOACHES
SUPER CUTE. You make me jealous :C

So the non sand bottom doesn't bother them?
 
#22 ·
If you don't mind me asking, what do you feed yours on?
 
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