Are these fish below male or female? Growth rates?

[Chaseg03]

Before I post the pictures let me explain their conditions.

Tank size: 65 gallons (its 4 feet long though)

Diet: Morning: NLS Evening: Omega One (when older they will start with some hikari thrown into their diet)

Filtration: 2 aqueon 55/75 (looking to get a marineland 360 soon)

WC schedule: 2-3 50% water changes a week

Temp: 79

So male or female and do you know the growth rates?

 

[GamerChick5567]

Is the top one a convict/hrp? If so that is a female. When in breeding mode they get bright orange on the belly and very blue on the tips of the fins. Males usually have a nuchal hump too. If you have a male (or maybe even without one) expect eggies soon! They grow pretty quickly, the females are usually under 4".

 

[Chaseg03]

Is the top one a convict? If so that is a female. When in breeding mode they get bright orange on the belly and very blue on the tips of the fins. Males usually have a nuchal hump too. If you have a male (or maybe even without one) expect eggies soon!

It is! There is no male, do you know about the others? They are a firemouth and Jack Dempsey.

 

[GamerChick5567]

Hmm. Not sure about the firemouth but if it is male I think they hybridize with convicts easily so watch out for any weird fry haha. Looks like it could possibly be female, seems like there's no hump.

The last one's not a jack dempsey. Looks like..... not sure what lmao. Some sorta acara maybe? Has similar markings. Face shape is idk tho.

 

[Chaseg03]

Hmm. Not sure about the firemouth but if it is male I think they hybridize with convicts easily so watch out for any weird fry haha. Looks like it could possibly be female, seems like there's no hump.

The last one's not a jack dempsey. Looks like..... not sure what lmao. Some sorta acara maybe? Has similar markings. Face shape is idk tho.

Face shape looks odd, I know. Let me get you some more pictures, I swear it's a Jack Demspey.

 

[GamerChick5567]

OH hahaha. Looks like it could be a bit too early to tell yet, seems little. I can't remember how long it took my friend's dad to grow his out from fry he bred but iirc it was a long time.

 

[cichlidfish]

Is the top one a convict/hrp? If so that is a female. When in breeding mode they get bright orange on the belly and very blue on the tips of the fins. Males usually have a nuchal hump too. If you have a male (or maybe even without one) expect eggies soon! They grow pretty quickly, the females are usually under 4".

That looks like a female convict to me. No HRP.
Pic of a female HRP female. I've had both, and some convicts show a lot of blue. Females especially can be colorful.
The firemouth looks like a male, because of the pointy fins.

 

[Chaseg03]

That looks like a female convict to me. No HRP.
Pic of a female HRP female. I've had both, and some convicts show a lot of blue. Females especially can be colorful.
The firemouth looks like a male, because of the pointy fins.


View attachment 1225278

Would you happen to know about the Jack Demspey?

 

[cichlidfish]

Would you happen to know about the Jack Demspey?

The pics out of water sure look like one because of the barring. It maybe young to sex, but could be a male because of the spangles.

The first tank might throw people off because of the angle the pic. The face looks short and round,
For example these pics of a p. Loisellie I had. First pic looks like he has a short face. Second pic at a better angle shows his face is actually longer. It's much easier to ID fish in person.

 

[Chaseg03]

The pics out of water sure look like one because of the barring. It maybe young to sex, but could be a male because of the spangles.

The first tank might throw people off because of the angle the pic. The face looks short and round,
For example these pics of a p. Loisellie I had. First pic looks like he has a short face. Second pic at a better angle shows his face is actually longer. It's much easier to ID fish in person.

View attachment 1225281

View attachment 1225282

Makes since, I took it right in the corner so it looked pretty awkaward.