Male or Female Mandarin

[cepaw]

http://reefcentral.com/gallery/data/542/38352mandarin.jpg

any opinions on this mandarin ?
I want to get another one so I need to know... is it Male or Female?

Thanks

[ezhoops]

I say male, long pointed dorsal

[icyuod2]

100% male, the females dont have a large sail like that.
most lfs carry male mandarin, they have much brighter colors.

[The steven liu]

I agree, a male due to the dorsal fin.

[crzy4reefs]

yup, you have a male.....might be tough to sustain two mandarins in a 55 gal though.

beautiful mandarin you have there. females can be a lil more difficult to find.

[cepaw]

Thanks for all the replys, I thought it was a male, but just wanted to make sure. I will be upgrading to a 120 in a few months and wanted to get a female and introduce both of them into the new tank at the same time.

[crzy4reefs]

that would work good. just make sure you have a good place for the pods and such to keep breeding. when we set up the 210 and it's up for a while i'll be getting a mandarin......always wanted one.