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+1Yep, it’s M. Ornatus.
Very cool. Thank you all for letting me know. Now for the tougher question, does anyone know how to determine sex on an ornate? I’ve not seen anything online.
(Yours is male)
There could be some risk. The old answer of "it depends", here on the attitude of your individual specimen.Will this make it difficult to have other leopards? I’m thinking of adding 3 female meleagris with it in a 200.
Hi again,(Yours is male)
The real only way to tell the difference is a black dot, yes a black dot, LOL. Yours seems to have a black dot on it's dorsal fin, so it could be a female. These are one of the hardest wrasse to sex.Hi again,
I’ve been going back over the old posts trying to understand how to properly identify the sex of ornate leopards. Just for my own education, could you please tell me how you came to the conclusion mine is a male? I’m always trying to learn more in this hobby and am a little confused.
The real only way to tell the difference is a black dot, yes a black dot, LOL. Yours seems to have a black dot on it's dorsal fin, so it could be a female. These are one of the hardest wrasse to sex.
"All are born female and change as the need arises. The coloration of the male and female is the same with one exception, the female has a black spot on the spine aligned with the base of pectoral fin. Interestingly, once this wrasse turns into a male, the change cannot be reversed. A harem consists up to 7 to 10 females."
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Like I said it's hard, these are one of the hardest to judge. Because of the black dot by the dorsal fin i would say this is a female, but could be wrong. My female ornate also has the dark spot and paired up with my Male Dusky Wrasse. Weird thing to do, they shouldn't pair up.(picture below, they are center right mid tank) LOL.I appreciate the info. Yeah, I’m just trying to figure out if this little guy/lady will go with some other female melagris leopards I’m going to be adding. So far, all the info on I’ve found has been on here. The black dot is interesting and so is the lack of dark bars on the tail.
I included a couple of new pics with the dorsal fin showing:
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More below, in a moment.Hi again,
I’ve been going back over the old posts trying to understand how to properly identify the sex of ornate leopards. Just for my own education, could you please tell me how you came to the conclusion mine is a male? I’m always trying to learn more in this hobby and am a little confused.
That information and video are incorrect.The real only way to tell the difference is a black dot, yes a black dot, LOL. Yours seems to have a black dot on it's dorsal fin, so it could be a female. These are one of the hardest wrasse to sex.
"All are born female and change as the need arises. The coloration of the male and female is the same with one exception, the female has a black spot on the spine aligned with the base of pectoral fin. Interestingly, once this wrasse turns into a male, the change cannot be reversed. A harem consists up to 7 to 10 females."
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You may be witnessing rival male behavior, and have confused it as courting.Like I said it's hard, these are one of the hardest to judge. Because of the black dot by the dorsal fin i would say this is a female, but could be wrong. My female ornate also has the dark spot and paired up with my Male Dusky Wrasse. Weird thing to do, they shouldn't pair up.(picture below, they are center right mid tank) LOL.
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And that's what I look for too.I rely more on the pattern on the gill plate to determine sex. In juveniles and females the pattern is spotted. As they mature those spots elongate and connect giving a more lined pattern on the gill plate.
More below, in a moment.
That information and video are incorrect.
You may be witnessing rival male behavior, and have confused it as courting.
Please do not respond to me again, ive asked you once already. I do not want your info, i do not care for it, hell i wish i could block you.