A visual guide to sexing new world cichlids

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Wanted to add a better pic of the female bartoni
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Because I edited some pics, here are replacements
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female Guianacara above, male below
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male Nandopsis tetracanthus above female below
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male xCichlasoma beani above, female below
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Here are a few recent pics
Herichthys pantostictus (AKA labridens blue)
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female

And a pair of Herichthys carpintus chairel

note how the sexual distinction in the dorsal is somewhat blurred while guarding fry, as both parents display darker coloring, though still less distinct in the male.
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Breidhori Male.jpgBreidhori Female.jpgBreidhori Pre-spawn 008.jpg

My old pair of Breidhori for reference. As mentioned by Duanes the black in the dorsal is a dead giveaway of a female in this species.

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Breidhori Female.jpg

Breidhori Pre-spawn 008.jpg
 
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