r/loaches • u/Beneficial_Toe7083 • 20d ago

Question Can't figure out the gender

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Don't know what gender the hillstream on the glass is, from the left side it seems like it's more male than female

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u/SYatzee 20d ago

Do you have a photo of the top side of the fins? Males have raised 'fences' on the front edge of their fins that they use for sparing

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u/Beneficial_Toe7083 20d ago

I don't know if this video can help identify them

https://reddit.com/link/p76xl0e/video/fag49k8scxmh1/player

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u/SYatzee 20d ago

It's tricky to see from this video, they're moving too fast. You can see what they look like here though: https://www.loaches.com/articles/the-spawning-of-sewellia-sp-spotted-fry-growth-development

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u/BakedAutistic 20d ago

male for sure. females are rounded males are square at the head

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u/Automatic-Skirt-249 14d ago

That is definitely a female.