Sexing Frontosas?

Pure

Elite Fish
Nov 1, 2005
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Mature males normally will have a hump on their heads. But this isn't always the case. Males tend to grow faster and larger than females so if you have a group the faster growing ones are most likely males. In some cases venting is the only way to tell 100%. There are two holes on each fish. The one towards the top is the anus. The one towards the bottom, closest to the anal fin, is the sex
 

Milo

Large Fish
Jun 29, 2006
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Brampton, Ontario
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I agree with Pure. The only way to sex a frontosa is either to wait untill they are mature (what like 2 years or something) and most of the times the males have a large hump on the forehead while the female has a smaller hump. Again if you want you can try venting for a sure hit.