Can anyone tell if this is a male or female? I wasn't sure if the female could develop a small nochal hump because it is not as colorful as males usually tend to be. The find are a little damaged from another cichlid I'm trying to re-home.
Green Terror Sexing
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I've had it for at least a year. I actually ordered him off line at a fish place and it was sold as a Royal green terror so I was expecting a lot of color. It was fed multiple high dollar foods along with a variety of live foods so I'm not sure what happened. It eats straight from my hand but I don't know the sex or why it wasn't vibrant like others are. I will try to get a photo soon to post
Wow, really?
Maybe change the substrate? That might help it not be so washed out.
Or darken the background.
My GT is on light substrate but the walls of her tank are dark because the tank sits in an alcove.
OP: yes, females can develop a hump although its less common. And usually more likely if there are other cichlids in the tank that she can assert dominance over. My girl doesn't have a hump because she only shares with an L397 pleco. But almost all of the girls in
Stanzzzz7
harem tank had humps.Does your GT have any tank mates?
My guess would be female. As MrsE88 suggested, try to get a pic of her vent area. This is the most reliable way of sexing.
It sounds crazy but tank mates are an Arowana and vieja Synspilum. The cichlid recently started picking on the terror so I'm trying to re-home it. It's not too aggressive but has caused a bit of find damage. There were a few jewel cichlids on the aquarium at one point but they have their own aquarium now. Not to mention the vieja has started picking on the arowana as well so I'm afraid something bad might occur soon if it is not rehomed but the green terror will feed at the top with the Arowana who doesn't care.Or darken the background.
My GT is on light substrate but the walls of her tank are dark because the tank sits in an alcove.
OP: yes, females can develop a hump although its less common. And usually more likely if there are other cichlids in the tank that she can assert dominance over. My girl doesn't have a hump because she only shares with an L397 pleco. But almost all of the girls in
Does your GT have any tank mates?
I agree that it is probably the very light, bright substrate causing it to wash out in color.
It is also not unusual for Vieja (as they age) to get aggressive with everything, especially if the tank is under 300 gallons.
It is also not unusual for Vieja (as they age) to get aggressive with everything, especially if the tank is under 300 gallons.
looks like a very nice juvenile male to me but venting the fish is the only true way to tell. Get a good picture of the vent and post it. Females will have a o0 and males o>
