Leela Posted December 4, 2006 Report Share Posted December 4, 2006 Hi all As most of you might know I have a couple of plakat spawns at jarring stage. I'm having an almighty w h a l e of a time trying to separate males and females..... basically because they all look exactly the same!!!! Initially I though the 'egg spot' was the most definitive method. UNTIL I jarred three with egg spots and one is now a definite male - and one of only two definite males I have at this point, out of 40-odd fish!! SO, frustrated, I thought maybe the vertical barring would help me - wrong again! I jarred three that were aggressive and showing some extreme vertical barring, and one of those is also a male! (a rather nice steel lace one at that ) Now I have decided the best way (for me) is just to jar three or four at a time, wait a week or two, and usually by that time males have developed more finnage. Unfortunately this is a very slooooooow way to do things. I never had this problem with VT or HM spawns. Does anyone know a definitive way of telling male from female plakat? Other than lifting up their skirts.... of course Cheers O Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
splendidbetta Posted December 4, 2006 Report Share Posted December 4, 2006 Olivia, there should be some slight differences in the body and fin shape between male and female fry. It might help you to take some pictures of each fry you jar, and then see which become males, and compare those pictures to the ones you haven't jarred yet. But leaving them jarred for a while to let them sprout is the best bet I think. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jess Posted December 4, 2006 Report Share Posted December 4, 2006 Also, as they are getting older and are jarred, some will blow bubbles nests and some wont. Some will get vertical bars and some won't. Look for eggs spots too. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
splendidbetta Posted December 5, 2006 Report Share Posted December 5, 2006 "Look for bulkier bodies on the males and more longer streamlined bodies on the females. Once they get a little older it will be very obvious." By EchoJackson, http://p105.ezboard.com/bchampionbettas308...gid=echojackson Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Figure_8 Posted December 5, 2006 Report Share Posted December 5, 2006 also longer thinner ventrals are indicative of males while the shorter wider ventrals are indicative of females. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Joepmaster Posted December 5, 2006 Report Share Posted December 5, 2006 Besides the fuller, thicker ventrals, pointier anal and bodyshape, another good indication is the development of the beard. Males will have bigger and thicker gills in comparison to the females. Many greetings, Joep Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Celeste84 Posted December 5, 2006 Report Share Posted December 5, 2006 try shining a torch behind them if they're female you should see the ovaries and such! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chuckie Posted December 5, 2006 Report Share Posted December 5, 2006 I wrote an article about sexing bettas, it wasn't about pks specifically but it may be useful. http://www.ausaqua.net/files/sexingbettas001.html Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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