Sexing Neurergus kaiseri

[Badmungo]

Hello.

Just a simple question.

I have read the caresheet about Neurergus kaiseri and the way to tell the sexes apart. But my problem is that to me its only text. I would like an image to see. And i have really nothing to compare with.

So i wonder if anyone has good pictures of a male and female Neurergus kaiseri to show (the cloaca). Just so i can see. I have my suspicious but i cant be all to chure.

Thanks for all help i can get.

Best regards

Fredrik

 

[Azhael]

They pretty much follow the general rule for the family....large cloaca=male.
In one of the videos in this link(http://homepage.ntlworld.com/alan.cann/Nkaiseri.html) you can clearly see the cloaca of a male in breeding season. Out of season though it can be a bit trickier, but still the differences in cloaca size and shape should be rather clear.

 

[Badmungo]

Thank you.

Yes, that was petty obvious.

So its the same things to look for then as in other spieces. No other give-aways?

Thank you very much for a good a fast answer.

Fredrik

 

[ajc]

Adult, well-conditioned females tend to be heavier bodied than males, but this needs to be taken into consideration with other factors such as cloaca size, behavior, etc.