Often you wont know until they have bred. Some fish have noticeable traits, colors and marking. some triggers fall into this such as blue throat, niger and pinktail as examples in which the male is more colorful
I read somewhere that if they have lines on the front of their face it's a female of it's bald in the front then it's a male I just didn't know if this was true or not and Ive seen some with just dots in the front so I'm unsure.
Yeah, the patch between the eye and the mouth - females have stripes there while males have a dark patch without the orange stripes. The shape of the area is also different, with females having a more pronounced dipping curve to the mouth while the males have a straighter snout. For pictures:
Perfect thank you.Yeah, the patch between the eye and the mouth - females have stripes there while males have a dark patch without the orange stripes. The shape of the area is also different, with females having a more pronounced dipping curve to the mouth while the males have a straighter snout. For pictures:
Male:
Female:Orange-lined triggerfish • Balistapus undulatus • Fish sheet
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Both sexes and an explanation of the sexing process:
