brand new cons are breeding?

[MHcblues119]

Okay so i got these two 1-2 inch cons on sunday from my lfs
Last night i saw the bigger one of the 2 kindof lick puffing his gills out and the smaller one was really fat

The bigger one has more pink and blue in its fins and the smaller one has not as much color not noticible u really have to look

could they be spawning?

ps. i just looked in the tank and there was a big ditch in the back of the tank where i have a small cave?

how do u sex them? and i will try to post some pics​

 

[MHcblues119]

anyone?

and i also have the pictures

here they are!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

 

[Elgo_Sweettooth]

Female Cons have orange sides. and are generally a bit smaller, but as juvies im betting that doesnt really come into play. But the females Have Orange scales, most of the time in a pathc, it takes up a good portion of there side.

 

[Tongue33]

I see that you have one female.... I cannot see the profile of the other fish... Sus[pected male.. larger one .. So if you could post one that would be great.. Or here this is a similar male I had a few months ago..

Notice there is NO ORange whatsoever in the Belly..

 

[Tongue33]

Here is my latest male \\ He's about 4"

 

[Iggyliciious]

hey, wad do i have to do if my female is bigger than the male n keep chasing her? trying to make the male grow bigger now.

 

[MHcblues119]

okay ill try to get some pics today so ur saying the smaller one is a male and the big one is a female or am i hearing u rong

 

[MHcblues119]

and ur male looks like a beast

 

[fishmaniac]

From the pics you provided so far, I can't tell if you have any females.

Females show red/orange colors around their abdomen regioun. But that doesn't necessarily mean that one is not a female. Of the thousands I've spawned so far, I have seen some females that barely show any orange/red. In fact, outside of spawning, I could barely tell they were females.

Perhaps one of your male cons are trying to coerce your parrot fish?

Here's one of my fems:

 

[MHcblues119]

maybe but arnt parrots always female and so that could be true