A visual guide to sexing new world cichlids

duanes

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A young pair of Cryptoheros panamense just beginning to color up.
The female has a similar dark blotch in the dorsal, with a bright ring surrounding it, very much like their close cousin above, the myrnae. She also has a dark lappet in first spiny rays of the dorsal.

below the male.
 

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Is it possible to sex vieja heterospilus with this pic ?downloadfile-10.jpeg
 

Ivo Katrafilov

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Hello,

Could you please help me with the sexing of this two jags? They act like a pair. The first one is a male but I'm not sure for the second one.

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DannyDovii

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Very cool post Duanes... Great to see another 80s cichlid nut aswel:)
I like your thumbnail sir..hard core.
Here's some pics of mine..sorry about the pics there not the best.

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