DenningA.Rajit Posted March 1, 2013 Report Share Posted March 1, 2013 (edited) Hey all, I have been working myself up trying to figure out whether my plakat that I have bred is a male or female. I've tried pairing up with another female CT but this fish was not even interested i.e. flaring at her. I also put it into a tank by itself with almond leaves hoping there is some bubblenest action for a week. Nothing. I did however put it with my HM male together and it seem to be flirting with him all across the tank. So, I thought it might be a female but looking at the body conformation, appearance of egg white spot under belly and size. But, another opinion to help me investigate whether it is male or female. Thanks for your input guys. Here are some photos My Plakat Edited March 1, 2013 by drajit82 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shadoh Posted March 1, 2013 Report Share Posted March 1, 2013 Unfortunately when I click on the links, I get a signin screen from flickr. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DenningA.Rajit Posted March 1, 2013 Author Report Share Posted March 1, 2013 Shadoh, Thanks for informing me about the signing issue. I have rectify the problem now.Video of my plakat flaring I notice vertical bars when it flars back at my other HM male. Confuse whether male or female at this stage. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shadoh Posted March 1, 2013 Report Share Posted March 1, 2013 Judging from body shape and finnage, I'd say male. How old is he? Young males can sometime get vertical stripes and show an eggspot. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DenningA.Rajit Posted March 1, 2013 Author Report Share Posted March 1, 2013 (edited) He is about 9 - 10 months old now. He is one of two survival from my HM PK x HM female spawn I started last year. http://ausaqua.net/forum/index.php?showtopic=13526&view=findpost&p=153465 In terms of breeding, should I condition him and wait till he grows a bit more before putting him into the spawn tank. Edited March 1, 2013 by drajit82 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DenningA.Rajit Posted March 4, 2013 Author Report Share Posted March 4, 2013 I think Mother Nature is playing a prank on me. Just went to do some water change when I notice something different in my betta container. I didn't believe my eyes. It look round and whitish. Upon further check, to my surprise it's actually eggs. My betta had been dropping eggs and now munching on them. After a few minutes, all gone. So, is this plakat male or female?!!! It flares like a male yet just dropped eggs in the container today. Is this the time to throw the towel and move on to better things in life? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shadoh Posted March 4, 2013 Report Share Posted March 4, 2013 Well, that is easy then. It has to be a masculine looking female. Males do not produce eggs. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
paul Posted March 4, 2013 Report Share Posted March 4, 2013 Hmmmm.... I also was convinced hm pk male.... but... Eggs definitely means female!!! It's the only guaranteed way of determining sex Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shadoh Posted March 4, 2013 Report Share Posted March 4, 2013 With finnage like that, I'd say she was a HM Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
melbournebetta Posted March 4, 2013 Report Share Posted March 4, 2013 Intuition says male, I have some butch girls, but none have this........ boy-ism -Ness Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DenningA.Rajit Posted March 4, 2013 Author Report Share Posted March 4, 2013 Paul, I was so convinced it was a male. I even tried pairing up with my new royal blue CT female. It was bizarre thing to see that it was not interested at all. Maybe that is a definite sign it is a female not a male. One good thing came out from this discovery, sexing plakat is a challenge. I don't know how you boys in brissie do your jarring and sexing. Having her/he is enough for me to go crazy. So, I can clearly say I have a female HM/Plakat who is on steriods Shadoh, Yeah I had that thought too when I first saw the eggs. Males don't produce eggs. They eat them but never produce them. All good now. Now, to find a good looking "BOY" to match up with this feisty girl. Ness, Yeah, I will bring her to next coming Vic betta meet. You can meet her in person. She's gorgeous when she is in a good mood. :P Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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