green terror sexing

Question
how can you tell the if a green terror is a male or female they are less then 3 inches in size so im not sure if that woyuld prevent me from being able to tell please help

Answer
Hi Zach;

Males have pointier fins and get more color. Mature males get a hump on their heads and have kind of a metallic green color to them. Females have rounder fins and are a more plain looking olive-green. It is more difficult if you don't have a group of them to compare to each other. You might check your local fish store to see if they have a group of young ones. Then compare yours to those if you can see a difference.

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