Females are orange-gold overall, with a red line edged in purple running from
the eye to the pectoral fin base. Females also lack a violet marking on the
pectoral fins.
Male coloration varies somewhat,but most are dark red or violet with a large
pink smudge on the pectoral fins. The first signs of female sex change to
male consist of a darkening of the head, back, posterior dorsal fin, and
pelvic fins. Female sex change typically does not take place until the fish
is 2 years old (2.5-3.9 inches) and takes months for the brilliant reddish
violet colors to take hold in the fully transformed Male. Try to keep only
one male to every eight females, or you'll end up with one male anyway :(
HTH,
Tom
Reefgar Coralfarms
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