Is this a male or female firemouth?

[illbethejudge]

 

[tlindsey]

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Looks like a male .

 

[illbethejudge]

Looks like a male .

how can you tell the difference?

 

[illbethejudge]

Looks like a male .

how can you tell the difference?

 

[tlindsey]

how can you tell the difference?

Looks like his dorsal fin starting to become a trailer. Take a look at my avatar

 

[illbethejudge]

Looks like his dorsal fin starting to become a trailer. Take a look at my avatar

Double posted. My bad. I see you keep firemouths.

 

[tlindsey]

Double posted. My bad. I see you keep firemouths.

I don't anymore had them a few years ago. You can also identify males by the blue spangles and more red on the body. Color will be intense in a dominant male.

 

[smitty03281964]

Male.

 

[illbethejudge]

thanks.