11.5" Red Terror OHIO shipping

[polomax24]

Nice male you got over there!

 

[the animal guy]

this fish is hot stuff. tssssss!!

 

[dpk2313]

what size tank do you currenty have it in? jw im in Erie Pa only an hour and a half away

Just moved him to a 90 gal by himself, he was in a 125 before.

 

[bomillyiam]

Generally you can easily distinguish between male and female especially at that size, but there are exceptions to every rule especially when it comes to Festae. If your fish is a male, he is exhibiting typical female coloration minus the spangling. I have seen males this color, but it's typically when they are paired up with a female. I have yet to see an unpaired male exhibiting female dress. As for spangling, from a batch of 8 juvies, I grew 2 females out to 11.5 and 12". They both retained their spangling until they were successfully paired up with males and then the spangling vanished. They also exhibited the same finnage as yours. Until that time I swore I had 2 males. Different strains are able to produce males that can mimic females. And on rare occasions females that can mimic the spangling associated in males. Out of curiosity, who'd you get him from?
Been raising/breeding FESTAE since 1978. My best guess on your festae is male, but based on past experience, can't be 100% certain. I am certain of this, yours ain't no Uro(false festae). LOL!

 

[dpk2313]

a local breeder named nick he owns a pet shop near me. The mother was f0 but the father was domestic

 

[bomillyiam]

Check out this link. The male in this pair is exactly what one of my large females from my previous post looked like.
http://213.180.95.58/artregister/artbild/c_festae05-lekpar-rickard_hakansson.jpg

 

[bomillyiam]

Is the ovipositor visible at all on your Festae?

 

[dpk2313]

Sale pending

 

[aussie schom]

Well I have bred and cared for many many fish in the few years Ive been in the hobby, I have worked in a store specifically designed for the purpose of cichlid breeding there we had over 1500 tanks nearly all gauged towards the breeding of cichlids or raising them. As far as 25 years in the hobby it really dosent mean as much as it use to there are 14 year old kids that have been in thehobby a year or 2 that already know more then you and I will ever know.
I really dont care about you opinion on my fish unless you are interested in purchasing him. I am absolutely positive that this fish is a male.

Im sorry if this came off harsh but I really dont want to despute the fact that this fish is male any longer, just take my word for it he is a male.

haha listen to how devensive u sound mate! dont like gettin proven wrong do ya? i get the fact that festae are hard to sex but wen ppl try to help bye sexing ur fish for u dont turn around an bite anyone opposing ur mistakes u dont know if ur rite or not an a true fish keeper would off straight away vented if in doubt. do that take a "GOOD" pic of it an then lay the question to rest.
very nice pearly female

 

[dpk2313]

well since the pictures his hump has grown a bit and he has tried to breed with my 100% female red texas. I just dont like people telling me what they dont know about my fish.