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    A New Method For Sexing Discus

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    The document describes a new method for sexing discus fish based on the geometry of their dorsal and anal fins. The method involves imagining a line extending from the straight section of each fin back towards the tail fin. If the lines intersect through the tail fin, the fish is likely female, whereas if the lines miss or just touch the tail fin, the fish is likely male. The author tested this method on 12 pairs of discus and found it to be accurate in all cases. The method relies on males typically having higher bodies than females, causing the lines from their fins to miss the tail fin.

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    The document describes a new method for sexing discus fish based on the geometry of their dorsal and anal fins. The method involves imagining a line extending from the straight section of each fin back towards the tail fin. If the lines intersect through the tail fin, the fish is likely female, whereas if the lines miss or just touch the tail fin, the fish is likely male. The author tested this method on 12 pairs of discus and found it to be accurate in all cases. The method relies on males typically having higher bodies than females, causing the lines from their fins to miss the tail fin.

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    The document describes a new method for sexing discus fish based on the geometry of their dorsal and anal fins. The method involves imagining a line extending from the straight section of each fin back towards the tail fin. If the lines intersect through the tail fin, the fish is likely female, whereas if the lines miss or just touch the tail fin, the fish is likely male. The author tested this method on 12 pairs of discus and found it to be accurate in all cases. The method relies on males typically having higher bodies than females, causing the lines from their fins to miss the tail fin.

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    A New Method For Sexing Discus

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    The document describes a new method for sexing discus fish based on the geometry of their dorsal and anal fins. The method involves imagining a line extending from the straight section of each fin back towards the tail fin. If the lines intersect through the tail fin, the fish is likely female, whereas if the lines miss or just touch the tail fin, the fish is likely male. The author tested this method on 12 pairs of discus and found it to be accurate in all cases. The method relies on males typically having higher bodies than females, causing the lines from their fins to miss the tail fin.

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    12/20/2014

    Anewmethodforsexingdiscus

    Apotentialmethodforsexingdiscus

    Sexingdiscushasalwaysbeenproblematicatbest.However,IrecentlyreadanarticleinDiskusBrief
    whichdescribeamethodforsexingDiscusthathasbeenveryreliableforme.Themethoddescribed
    uses"geometry"todeterminesex...Pictureadiscusfacingtoyourleft...youwouldbelookingatit's
    side.FindtheDorsal(Top)andAnal(bottom)finsandlookwherethefinsslopedowntowardthe
    Caudal(tail)fin...makesureyou'relookingatthefinsaftertheyhavecurvedbacktowardthetail.
    TheDorsalandAnalFinsbecome(almost)straightafterthefinscurvedown(orup)towardthe
    CaudalFin...extendanimaginarylinealongthisstraightsectionofthe2finsbacktowardthetail
    whichjusttouchestheDorsal&AnalFinspasttheCaudalFin.Thesetwoimaginarylinesshould
    intersectbehindthefish.ThekeytosexingthefishiswherethelinescrosstheCaudalfin.Iftheypass
    throughtheCaudalFin,thefishismostlikelyaFEMALE.IftheymissorjusttouchtheCaudalFin,
    thenmostlikelyitisaMALE.
    Ihavetriedthison12pairsofDiscusthatIambreeding...inALLcasesthisprovedtobetrue!Ihave
    sinceusedthismethodto"create"3breedingpairs,plusprovideamaleforafemalewholosther
    mate(thenewcouplearesuccessfullybreeding).Logically,thismakessense,sincetheMalefishtend
    tohavehigherbodiesthanthefemales(causingthelinestomissthetail).
    I'dlovetohearbackfromotherswhocantestthisoutwiththeirpairs
    JeffRichard
    [email protected]

    http://web.cecs.pdx.edu/~davidr/discus/articles/sexingdiscus.html

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