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Hello, I have had a cobalt tinc for over a year know and was wondering how to tell the sex. He /she has small toe pads. I was wondering also how to introduce a mate? Thanks Matt

Females have the same size toepads on the front feet as they do on the back. Males are more 'fan-toed' on the front feet.

Females also have a more hunched back, whereas males are a bit flatter along the back.

There shouldn't be any problems introducing a mate.

Then there is the method that Dave from Ed's Fly meat suggested. He claims it works, but I've only seen it demonstrated with a known make. In a clear shipping cup with a little sphagnum moss, a male will elevate its head when the cup is rolled gently on its side. The females will apparently duck their heads.
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Patty
Pahsimeroi, Idaho

4 D. auratus blue
6 D. galactonotus pumpkin orange splash back
7 D. imitator
6 D. leucomelas
6 D. pumilio Bastimentos
4 D. fantasticus
6 P. terribilis mint and organe
4 D. reticulatus
4 D. castaneoticus
2 D. azureus
4 P vittatus
2 P. lugubris

I tried that, it didn't really work with mine, which are D. tinctorius.

The toes and hunchback are 100% though.