That's very interesting Bruce. I had always thought the ear tab would be bright red on a male unless that's a Bruce Jenner fish (Caitlin). LOL

Sure glad I don't have to sort Redears, but other than the light ear tab on that one, the darker color of that fish showing sexual dimorphism is pretty obvious. How often do you see the orange vs. red ear tab on males?

I just put 100 6 to 8 inch fish in a holding pond until next spring as I didn't want to take a chance on being wrong as I plant only males in the trophy pond! They came out of an outdoor recirculating tank and were very pale. I'm hoping next spring they will be easier to sex! They are only 1 year + fish which may be part of the problem too.

Last edited by Cecil Baird1; 08/30/15 08:38 AM.
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