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Kev

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I think they are too small to accurately sex at the moment, maybe one of the guns can give a better opinion. How long are the antennae?

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Going on body shape only looks like female in first photo and male on second photo. I was taught that males are more V shaped in the body. Others more experienced may be able to verify this and squiggle is right about length of antenna. They may still be to small to accurately tell this way as well.

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Two main ways to tell are obviously abdominal area on female is more rounded where a male is basically steaight. And obviously antenna size but they do look quite small.

Tbh I have to disagree with the above.

A. Male

B.Male

B. Could possibly be a female but from the photo you took it seems to be a male.

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Two main ways to tell are obviously abdominal area on female is more rounded where a male is basically steaight. And obviously antenna size but they do look quite small.

Tbh I have to disagree with the above.

A. Male

B.Male

B. Could possibly be a female but from the photo you took it seems to be a male.

Yes you are right but using the theory you mentioned the shrimp in the first photo clearly has a rounded tummy. Is so how can it be male /male and the shrimp in the second photo has a straight tummy??? So you are disagreeing with what you have then repeated using other terms??? IMO

That is why it was suggested that others may have been able to confirm this. The steaight theory may well be correct.

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