1, body color difference: male extremely fire shrimp body color is relatively light, and mostly with patterns. And the female extreme fire shrimp body color will be deeper, the gene excellent individual whole body bright red, very good-looking.
2, the difference between shrimp whiskers: The sex of extreme fire shrimp can also be judged by the shrimp whiskers on their heads. Generally, the head of the male extreme fire shrimp has a pair of relatively long whiskers, the other pair is relatively short, the difference is obvious. However, there was no significant difference in the length of the two pairs of barbels on the head of the female shrimp.
3, body size difference: usually, the adult extreme fire shrimp body size is also related to gender. Put the shrimp of different sexes together to compare, the bigger one is generally the female shrimp, the smaller one is generally the male shrimp. This is a general rule, and there may be individuals who violate this rule. Therefore, it is recommended to use it as the basis of attachment judgment, not as the main basis.
4. Whether there are ovaries: It is better to judge the sex of a sexually mature individual by whether there are ovaries. Look at the back of their head, if you can see the yellow ovary, it is a female. If there are no ovaries, it indicates that it is male.
The extreme fire shrimp male and female can be raised together, and it is recommended to raise together. Because they do not have the habit of killing each other and will not attack their living relatives, it is safer to keep them together. Moreover, keeping them together makes it easier to manage them, and keeping them in the same tank helps increase ornamental value.
