How do you sex deacon fish

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    Can anyone assist me in how to sex deacons?

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    Put a beer on one side of the tank and the latest issue of cosmo on the other side.
     
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    ha ha i reckon that is an option
     
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    lol - Sexing Deacons is a bit more complex than that... @Aslam - Compare the length of the pointed ends of the Dorsal and Anal fins of your Deacons(Fish in your pic most prob a female btw)... In males they are longer and come to a sharper point than the shorter,rounder fins of the female... this only really becomes apparent once the fish is 10cm or bigger. Males will also be more colourfull than females once sexual maturity is reached

    Another way to sex them is to catch the fish,flip it over and have a look at the genital pore - single in males and double in females...although with this way of sexing - if you dont know what you looking for,you might miss it...
     
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    thanks mate!

    I believe I have a pair judging from what you are saying, yes my thoughts were that the pic is the female. the female does not have any of the white "tattoo" prints between its eyes on the nose and the male does, also the male is much more brighter and red. - so i reckon I need to give these two their own aquarium and start doing their natural thing
     
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    carefully?
     
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