re: [Killietalk] American Flag Fish

[bkalafu at tulane_edu]

Hi Ben, welcome to the hobby.

The information you've found on the Web is correct; the females have the black
spots on the dorsal fin.  In general, only the male should have a red anal fin,
but the coloration is so pronounced in the male (especially after the addition
of a little salt to the water), especially if he's the only one in the aquarium,
that sex really shouldn't be in doubt.

Jordanella floridae is a pretty common fish--you could probably ask your LFS if
they could get them in.  Too bad I haven't put mops in with my trio yet; I'd be
glad to send you some eggs  Mine have been spawning nonstop, albeit on the tank
bottom where the eggs rot.

-Ben Kalafut
(now in Tucson, despite the email address)

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