With the Grammodes the males whole body has the red spots while females only half . Wanted to add that.
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A visual guide to sexing new world cichlids
- Thread starter duanes
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Because I edited some pics, here are replacements
female Guianacara above, male below
male Nandopsis tetracanthus above female below
male xCichlasoma beani above, female below
female Guianacara above, male below
male Nandopsis tetracanthus above female below
male xCichlasoma beani above, female below
Here are a few recent pics
Herichthys pantostictus (AKA labridens blue)
male
female
And a pair of Herichthys carpintus chairel
note how the sexual distinction in the dorsal is somewhat blurred while guarding fry, as both parents display darker coloring, though still less distinct in the male.
female
male
Herichthys pantostictus (AKA labridens blue)
male
female
And a pair of Herichthys carpintus chairel
note how the sexual distinction in the dorsal is somewhat blurred while guarding fry, as both parents display darker coloring, though still less distinct in the male.
female
male
My old pair of Breidhori for reference. As mentioned by Duanes the black in the dorsal is a dead giveaway of a female in this species.
