Figure 8s sexing

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Figure 8s sexing

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Is there any way to tell (just for curiosities sake - not for a tryout at breeding) if a figure 8 puffer is male or female?
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Post by Pufferpunk »

Nope, only the puffers know for sure.
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Post by Steelgeek »

Well there is.

1) Be born a puffer.... :wink:
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Post by Pamela »

I guess the fact that there's no sexual dimorphism does point to the fact that they're not really grouping fish. No pair bonding...the female just lays her eggs in a convenient spot, and a passing male does the honours, as it were.
I wish we had it that simple..........
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Actually they do have mating rituals, just as we do. But relationships among puffers are definitely one-night stands for the females. Baby care is PaPa's domain. :shock:
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Post by Pamela »

How's that been observed? Who did that? So the male does his stuff and then stays with the developing offspring?
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I've never had viable/fertilized egg deposition, but multiple mating rituals. They are very substrate-spawing Cichlid like. Male nudging, nipping, wagging for the female. Males guard the spawn to hatch I've seen reorted, then the fry are are on their own. Whether any/many of them "herd" the fry as many Cichlids do, we just don't know yet.
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