{"id":3180,"date":"2024-02-17T07:31:25","date_gmt":"2024-02-17T02:01:25","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/johnsonfrancis.org\/horticulture\/?p=3180"},"modified":"2024-02-18T14:14:55","modified_gmt":"2024-02-18T08:44:55","slug":"can-you-spot-the-male-and-female-platies","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/johnsonfrancis.org\/horticulture\/can-you-spot-the-male-and-female-platies\/","title":{"rendered":"Can you spot the male and female platies?"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"YouTube video player\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/0Ftw2ovhM0o?si=eVmNljNTwPWvwYwb\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>Male platies in general have brighter colours and have leaner body, while female platies have more rounded body. Anal fin of male platy is pointed while that of female platy is rounded. 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