Does anyone know how to tell the difference between a male and female Green Terror? Lately mine has been roaming around the tank with something hanging out of his/her back end... didn't know if it is a sexual organ showing or what... here is a video:

male for sure he has long fins thats a dead give away hes younger because he dont have the hump yet but yea a male

alright, thanks. is that how you tell, by the fin length?
i don't know if you can tell from the video, but there is something hanging out his butt. any idea what it is?

from what i can see i would have to say female. its looks like her breeding tube is showing

in the video the fins looked longer then the pic but with the pic i see the tube and shorter fins so yea female sorry about that

well dammit bobby. i kinda hop it is a female... i don't want a huge GT.
it is kinda colorful to be a female isn't it?

sorry in the pic there is a breeding tube really didnt see that in the video. and from the video to that pic the fins do look smaller. so yea female sorry about that

necromancer4 wrote:



i beleive we have had this conversation before necro ............. and im with you on this one

so everyone agrees it's a girl.
i'm assuming a breeding pair in a tank would be bad news for the o's????
kinda want to get another, i like em alot

they are the biggest no no as a breeding pair ever butty !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! ONLY TO BE KEPT ON THEIR OWN AS A BREEDING PAIR .......they will smash just about any fish known to man .......as a breeding pair with young

Thor84 wrote:



both male and female gts have the same colouration on them. the females tend not to get as large as the males. so for your setup that is probably a good thing. the bad news is that females tend to be more aggressive than their male counterparts which could be a bad thing.

hope some of this helps ya.....

i read the males were much more colorful... and the females more drab.
you guys are awesome. my gf really wanted to get him/her a buddy, but with as much stress as this chica is causing, i figured it would not be a good idea.
is a 60 gallon enough room for a pair of GTs alone? (i figure it isn't, but apparantly i don't know sh** )