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Sexing Gold Occy's

Started by Bowdy, Apr 26 2011 08:04 PM

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#1 Bowdy

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Posted 26 April 2011 - 08:04 PM

How do you sex gold ocelatus.
Bought 2 today off az and hoping there a pair.

Edited by bowdy88, 26 April 2011 - 08:14 PM.

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#2 STEVEGREEN

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Posted 26 April 2011 - 08:31 PM

95% of the time , females have a white edging to dorsal fin

anything over 3.5cm is usually male

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#3 danotaylor

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Posted 26 April 2011 - 08:49 PM

were they "3 dollar tangs" mate?

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#4 Bowdy

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Posted 26 April 2011 - 09:05 PM

Cheers steve.
They sure were danny $3 each what a bargain.

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#5 (Anthony)

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Posted 26 April 2011 - 09:54 PM

thise 2 bowdy i think are a pair, the suspected female is alot smalling than that male in the tank and i can see from the 2 that the larger male has a different head shape to the female which is a way i sex them by as well,

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#6 Bowdy

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Posted 26 April 2011 - 10:04 PM

Thanks for your help guys. Never kept shellies befor so it's all new to me. Might get hold of a couple more I think.

Edited by bowdy88, 26 April 2011 - 10:05 PM.

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#7 STEVEGREEN

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Posted 26 April 2011 - 10:28 PM

head shape should be the same regardless of sex

there is a lot of deformed shellies in Perth

they ( gold occies ) all should have round heads with NO bump between dorsal and eyes. bright pink lips and a deep frown

i would love some but havent seen any worth owning

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#8 Fluffer

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Posted 06 May 2011 - 07:27 PM

$3 occelatus!!! dude where did u buy those?

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#9 danotaylor

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Posted 06 May 2011 - 09:48 PM

QUOTE (Fluffer @ May 6 2011, 07:27 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>

$3 occelatus!!! dude where did u buy those?

missed the boat bud...MPAC had a sale easter weekend...all tangs $3 each!!

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#10 wipz

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Posted 06 May 2011 - 10:12 PM

Vebas has one gold occy, not sure how much for but if you are into your occys you need to take a look at this one (if it is still there) - it is a beauty!