Very nice!

super nice, but he will need a bigger tank.

Are you sure it's a female, April? Has it layed eggs? It appears to be a male, with those long trailers and nuchal hump.

I would say that I have to agree with Marc - this looks like a male to me also ! Gorgeous fish though !!!

I was wondering if you could tell me how you identified it as a male.. I have always called it a her but not a big deal if it is a male ..Just would like to know when i go find a mate...Thank you in advance
April

I good way to tell is the hump it has on its head-- I like to call it a man bump -lol- also its fins are very long and have very nice long flowinf trail fins ! Hope this info may help in the future. Crystal

With this species, the majority of the time you really have to rely on viewing the sex organ to be absolutely certain. If you bump up your tempo. to 82*F combined with good water quality it will drop it's sex organ. If it is large and rounded off then you have a female, if it's slim and comes to a point than it's a male. (Be sure to drop the temp back to 78*F afterwards.) However, as Crystal stated, The long long fin extensions and prominant nuchal hump are usually male traits. Females can also have these traits, which is why they can sometimes be difficult to sex. IMO this fish has the body structure of a male.

I might also add. A good temperature range for this species is from 72*F - 80*F. Some recomend the lower end of the scale and other's the higher. Personally i keep them at the higher end as i find they look and act terrible in cooler water's.

looks male to me also, very nice tho.