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Is there anyway to sex a valentini, did read somewhere something about f they have a dark line on there tummy and the blue/green lines that sweep back from the eyes they are a boy. Is this acurate or just rubbish?

Are you sure you're not thinking of Dwarf puffers?

Im not so sure about the dark line thing, but the males have the blue-orange lines sweeping back from their eyes. I had a pair of them once.

if you look in the scott michael fish book, he says that the males have blue green lines irradiating from the eyes. i have no idea if this is true. the majority of puffers cannot be sexed visually like that.

I believe it is possible.
Try PMing Corvus, he might know.

I am almost positive it is so.

Sexually mature males have green lines radiating from the rear part of the eyes.
Subadults and females do not have these lines.

Thanks for that corvus!

Mine has lots of lines but none are green. Any sexual dimorphism in any other tobies?

Pufferpunk wrote:Mine has lots of lines but none are green.

Females as well as adult males have also numerous lines, but only the males have the iridescent green ones behind the eyes.

Pufferpunk wrote:Any sexual dimorphism in any other tobies?

Yes, quite a few. Would have to look up the details, though.

I have a Coronet & also some species of bluespot (gotta narrow that down, I know).

Yeah my boy has blue/green lines from his eye's thanks guys.

Mine even had some orange,red in between the lines.