What gender are my cichlids

[Fishnerd360]

I have 2 keyhole cichlids and 2 electric blue acaras. I would like to know the gender of them?
These are the best pictures I can get of them.

 

[tlindsey]

View attachment 1333590 View attachment 1333589 View attachment 1333587 View attachment 1333586 I have 2 keyhole cichlids and 2 electric blue acaras. I would like to know the gender of them?
These are the best pictures I can get of them.

Tbh you will probably have to vent the EBA and have no experience with Keyhole Cichlids.

 

[Fishnerd360]

Ok

 

[Backfromthedead]

Hard to tell from your pics. Im thinkin you got two male EBAs though.

 

[Fishnerd360]

Ok, sorry about the pictures they are hard to take

 

[Backfromthedead]

Ok, sorry about the pictures they are hard to take

Yeah i cant say much bout keyholes but EBAs are fairly easy to tell once theyre mature around 4"+. The males will typically be larger, have a broader head and longer fins. The females seem to get a darker blue when in breeding dress and also seem to slow in growth around 4". I'll snap some pictures of my group when i get home later.

 

[Fishnerd360]

My biggest acara grew to about 4.5 inches from 1.5 inches in 11 months

 

[Fishnerd360]

Yeah i cant say much bout keyholes but EBAs are fairly easy to tell once theyre mature around 4"+. The males will typically be larger, have a broader head and longer fins. The females seem to get a darker blue when in breeding dress and also seem to slow in growth around 4". I'll snap some pictures of my group when i get home later.

I'll say you are correct, but I don't know for sure about my acaras.

 

[Backfromthedead]

Forgot to take the picture today but heres a sorta blurry one that kinda shows.
The two males are at the top and left and on the far right are the females. You can see the males heads are more humped and both the females are a little darker.

Nice growth. My two males seem to have stopped growing around 6". But the big male bottom left has really gotten fat.

 

[Fishnerd360]

Cool