Are My Oscars Breeding?

[Calvin4924]

Easiest way to sex an Oscar is to tease them with food at the waters surface. Till they are in a near vertical position. Then grab some pictures of thier vent area.
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Then use the zoom function in editing to really zoom in to the area in question. View attachment 1331925
Males these holes are simular in size. Females you can see the back one is bigger than the front.View attachment 1331926

Easiest way to sex an Oscar is to tease them with food at the waters surface. Till they are in a near vertical position. Then grab some pictures of thier vent area.
View attachment 1331923 View attachment 1331924
Then use the zoom function in editing to really zoom in to the area in question. View attachment 1331925
Males these holes are simular in size. Females you can see the back one is bigger than the front.View attachment 1331926

It appears I have a male and a female. The female fish is the one initiating most of the aggression and breeding behavior.

 

[Matteus]

Cool. That sounds like good news to me, but that is about as far as my personal knowledge goes. I haven’t made it past that point yet. Hopefully someone with more experience can chime in. I’m excited to learn here too..