Pond Boss Forums MANAGING AN EXISTING POND Evaluating and adjusting fish populations Male BG: Mature?

Ryan:

For my money, that is a very nice female BG.

By 10" in length, secondary sexual characteristics should be very prominant (per Dr. FrankenBruce) That is (to me) a female-length eartab, and I do not see the black-tipped scales in the "shoulder" area (between the eartab and the front of the dorsal fin) that are quite visible in smaller but mature male BG.

Now, let's see what the experts think!