can u accurtly sex them as i got better pics and some show teh breeding tubes.. so please help me. and if it helps i got them at the same time and oneis bigger then teh other but not by much.. and hows my camra skills??
OMG LOOK AT MY FMs AND HELP ME PLZ
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http://www.wetwebmedia.com/FWSubWebIndex/firemouths.htm
Please do research this is probably the 10th "Sex my ..." its getting really old.
Please do research this is probably the 10th "Sex my ..." its getting really old.
CONGRATULATIONS!!! Now if you will please follow this awesome awesome guide 
http://www.monsterfishkeepers.com/forums/showthread.php?t=108332&highlight=breed+firemouths
http://www.monsterfishkeepers.com/forums/showthread.php?t=108332&highlight=breed+firemouths
Onion01;1486397; said:my breeding guide is soooooooooooooo much better than that one
I did a google search and it was the first thing that came up to "sexing firemouth cichlids" Its not hard to do 5 minutes of research instead of flooding a forum with questions that have been answered before.
Onion01;1486397; said:my breeding guide is soooooooooooooo much better than that one
so to u do i have a male and female??? and should i put in a divider for them???
evilxyardxgnome;1486400; said:
I totally agree with you. it was just a playful interjection
convict_breeder;1486402; said:
unfortunately, as eyg"s link points out, it is near impossible to sex them correctly if they haven't truly paired up. I have a male and female, but the female is the one with the longer streamers. You only really really know which is which when they get ready to spawn. Then the female's belly really plumps up. The female has also been slightly bigger in the pairs i've had. The best you can do is check their behavior to see if you have a pair. They will flare up at each other, that's normal, but do they hang out together? Do they pick some area clean occasionally? Do they chase off other fish more often then each other? if so, you might have a mating pair.
Onion01;1486435; said:I totally agree with you. it was just a playful interjection
unfortunately, as eyg"s link points out, it is near impossible to sex them correctly if they haven't truly paired up. I have a male and female, but the female is the one with the longer streamers. You only really really know which is which when they get ready to spawn. Then the female's belly really plumps up. The female has also been slightly bigger in the pairs i've had. The best you can do is check their behavior to see if you have a pair. They will flare up at each other, that's normal, but do they hang out together? Do they pick some area clean occasionally? Do they chase off other fish more often then each other? if so, you might have a mating pair.
well could 2 females hook up or is it usealy the male and female when there are 5 ( now 2 bt had 5 and those 2 paired up and i got rid of the rest but no eggs yet ) they have there own caves but one goes to teh others cave and flares then they lip lock and tail whip but then go after other cichs togther then goes back to seperate caves.