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Severum sexing.
« on: August 30, 2010, 12:54:57 AM »
I have a Green Severum,and for the last year I thought it was a female.Now in the last couple of months some small lines are going darker on it's face.Just wondering is it really a male?
(the last photo is what it looked like before with no face markings  :-\ )
« Last Edit: August 30, 2010, 01:00:41 AM by Antonia »

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Re: Severum sexing.
« Reply #1 on: August 30, 2010, 03:41:47 AM »
looks male to me.

There is some marking in the last picture, just faint in colour.

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Re: Severum sexing.
« Reply #2 on: August 30, 2010, 10:10:30 AM »
Thank you Gerry :).He is my first Severum so I thought I would ask you guys,he is not a marked as the ones I've seen at the lfs.Even though he is bigger than them. O0

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Re: Severum sexing.
« Reply #3 on: August 30, 2010, 11:26:22 AM »
Any chance of a pic showing the ends of the dorsal and anal fins?  That can be of assistance too in sexing Sevs.

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Re: Severum sexing.
« Reply #4 on: August 30, 2010, 05:50:37 PM »
Yes,here is a side on photo. :)

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Re: Severum sexing.
« Reply #5 on: August 30, 2010, 09:01:45 PM »
I think male as well.

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Re: Severum sexing.
« Reply #6 on: August 30, 2010, 11:33:46 PM »
Agreed  O0  A boy it is, and a handsome one too.  Apart from the facial squiggles and the dorsal and anal fin extensions, you can also see he's heavier in the throat, just below the gill plate
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Re: Severum sexing.
« Reply #7 on: August 31, 2010, 10:45:59 AM »
So it's a male then O0. Cool,thanks for looking at him for me everyone. :)

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Re: Severum sexing.
« Reply #8 on: August 31, 2010, 11:52:22 PM »
Yeppers, male. Very beautiful.
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Re: Severum sexing.
« Reply #9 on: September 01, 2010, 07:15:25 AM »
Definitely a male.   I agree with the others.  Nice looking Sev you have there!  ;) O0
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Re: Severum sexing.
« Reply #10 on: September 01, 2010, 10:56:44 AM »
Thank you guys,hopefully his face marking will become stronger as he grows. O0