moovinfast Posted February 12, 2011 Share Posted February 12, 2011 I want to get a mate for my Blond Naso, but I don't know how to tell if I need to get a Male or a Female. Ideas? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mohaynow Posted February 12, 2011 Share Posted February 12, 2011 I think males usually have streamers on their tails, if i had to guess i would say thats a female. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
defigart Posted February 12, 2011 Share Posted February 12, 2011 Well from what I can find quickly online. Males and females can both get streamers, though females usually dont. Also the coloration of the banding between the "tangs" on the caudle peduncles are different. Though I dont what color is which gender. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rubberduck9 Posted February 12, 2011 Share Posted February 12, 2011 (scratch)My male has both a blonde pectoral and blonde dorsal. I dont know if thats something they develop as they mature or what but maybe thats how to tell. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
defigart Posted February 12, 2011 Share Posted February 12, 2011 (scratch)My male has both a blonde pectoral and blonde dorsal. I dont know if thats something they develop as they mature or what but maybe thats how to tell. Do you have a Blonde Naso, Naso literatus ? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gill Posted February 12, 2011 Share Posted February 12, 2011 I have always heard that males get streamers, but your tang looks much to young to have streamers yet. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rubberduck9 Posted February 12, 2011 Share Posted February 12, 2011 Do you have a Blonde Naso' date=' [i']Naso literatus[/i] ? Yes, I have a large male I got from Tim. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
defigart Posted February 12, 2011 Share Posted February 12, 2011 Yes' date=' I have a large male I got from Tim.[/quote'] I screwed up Blondes are N. elegans The pic is of a N. literatus, the "brunette" Naso Tang My fingers worked faster than my latin earlier Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Michael7979 Posted February 12, 2011 Share Posted February 12, 2011 I agree the fish looks to young to tell if it will develop streamers. Besides streamers I do not know of a way to sex this fish, shy of doing an autopsy. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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