Sexing Catfish

Question
Hi Chris, I was wondering if you could help me, I am wondering how to sex a catfish? I have a Striped Raphael and I am unsure how to sex it. It is about 10cm long.

Thanks

Answer
Hi Daryl;

In Platydoras armatulus the female is generally a bit wider than the male and the male often has larger pectoral spines. It's unlikely that you would be able to tell though, especially with just one fish. Sexing is done by comparison between several fish. Even when comparing two or more fish it's still difficult to nearly impossible to be very sure. Below are some web pages with more info about them. Very nice looking fish and one of my favorites!

http://www.planetcatfish.com/catelog/species.php?species_id=880

http://www.ultimatebettas.com/index.php?showtopic=21045

http://www.fishforums.net/index.php?showtopic=185948

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Chris Robbins