Quote Originally Posted by tikigator View Post
LOL well she's def a biak and a female but try closer to 3 YEARS! (edited I forgot you had had her for 6 months.....she could have been 18-24mths when you got her but def well over 2 yes now). She's a great looking girl!! And nice clean shed! Biaks can take the longest of any locale to change upto 3-4 yrs but she should be almost done if not completely done with her morph.
Totally agree with this. I had thought you'd said she was about 18 months old now - not that you'd gotten her at about that. So, yes, she's definitely closer to 2 1/2 to 3 years old. Gorgeous animal. I would get her a bigger cage though. That is looking a bit cramped.

Quote Originally Posted by tikigator View Post
If she's not, that is one HUGE male. I would have to see a perch photo that is the easiest way for me to tell....not something I can explain, it's just once you see a hundred or so chondros you start to see the differences between males and females. How they act how they feed how they perch etc. Not to say its 100% but I'm usually at about 98% and if you really want to know for sure simply look at her shed....see sperm plugs? If you do its a boy! And if you don't more than likely a girl
Well, I know many experienced chondro people can get a feel for the sex of an animal by observing it, but I've never met one who can sex an animal by simply seeing a few pictures. But I'm not saying you aren't correct and maybe you can see some key factors that say "girl" to you. But I would never try to sex an animal from a picture. Forgive me, I am in no way criticizing or arguing with you. Btw, my male is every bit this large, if not larger.......

Andy, do look at her shed for those sperm plugs, but do keep in mind, even the lack of plugs doesn't guarantee a female. My male sheds sperm plugs only about 70% of the time. She is a very pretty girl (Tikigator obviously has a lot of experience, so I'm assuming she really is a she, lol)!!