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Old 07-16-2006, 06:21 PM   #1
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How to sex seahorses

I have received many questions on how to tell if you have a male or female seahorse. Currently in the trade, male seahorses are more expensive and harder to come by since they are the birthing parent. even so you may at times run across a store that has both and no idea how to sex them. here are 2 simple pictures that illustrate how to tell. Remember that it is all in the belly as the males have a breeding pouch and the females don't...



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Old 09-25-2006, 10:52 PM   #2
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kinda like husbands after about 10 years of marriage... the gut just gets rounder and lower....
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Old 09-25-2006, 11:16 PM   #3
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Now Now, that was not called for LOL
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kinda like husbands after about 10 years of marriage... the gut just gets rounder and lower....
that is NOT called for HAHA
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Old 07-21-2008, 11:38 AM   #6
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kinda like husbands after about 10 years of marriage... the gut just gets rounder and lower....
Hay not nice !I resemble that remark!
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pics? I paid alot for that gut, and am still around, worry about the skinny ones!
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LOL I thought I read that somewhere before,.... didn't someone find loose wire connectors and chicken bones in their box.
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