Can anybody sex these Carpintes?

[MTBjake]

I have a couple of Carpinte "Vontehillos" that are just over the 4" mark and they looked identical until a couple days ago when I threw one into my 240 and he/she put on breeding dress and is following one of my kamfas around. I suspect the kamfa to be female and the male Carpinte is in breeding dress...let me know what you guys think.


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[Chrisplosion]

The second third and fourth have a blue beard so they have Jack Dempsey in them

First and last look female but I could be wrong.

 

[spike38]

The second third and fourth have a blue beard so they have Jack Dempsey in them

First and last look female but I could be wrong.

I have to agree.

Spike

 

[Azedenkae]

The fourth is just breeding colors...

The first looks female female (also in breeding colors).

The second and third looks like it could be male. But can't really tell.

The fourth looks to be male (and again, in breeding colors).

Overall... male probably?

Also don't think there's any Jackies in there.

 

[mrmann]

Leaning toward female. I also agree that there isn't any JD mixed in.

 

[MTBjake]

The second third and fourth have a blue beard so they have Jack Dempsey in them

First and last look female but I could be wrong.

Hahaha yeah I'm sure they do Chris--thanks! Lol

Thanks for the input everybody. What exactly are the differences between male and female in Carpintis? Like I had said above these 2 looked identical before the one went into breeding dress. I had heard that females have a black spot on their dorsal and I see no black spots and I know that both male and female go into a "bearded" breeding dress.


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[Cich wit it]

They look great. Where did you get them?


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[Azedenkae]

Males can have a steeper forehead and are generally less elongated. Females can have a black blotch on their dorsal fin and are generally more elongated.

Carpintis have little dimorphism and neither a steeper forehead nor a black blotch guarantees anything, nor does the general shape of the body.

 

[keltonsports]

I would say 1 and 4 are female, but wait to see which one lays eggs to know for sure.... But they def do NOT have Jack Dempsey in them. They are probably the Mexican Princess version or possibly the Escondido version, or a cross between the two.

 

[MTBjake]

They look great. Where did you get them?


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Thanks, I got them from an MFK member that goes by cavamart.


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