Escondido Dorsal Blotch?

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pelleeklund

pelleeklund

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Just got this fish recently and watching it has me curious. I noticed he/she has dark patches in its dorsal and was wondering if it was enough to determine if it was female. I've had Trimacs and ithe patch was a little more pronounced with them. I can't tell with all the blue spots and color changes whether what I'm seeing would be the Escondido version of a dorsal blotch. Any help would be appreciated.image.jpgimage.jpgimage.jpgimage.jpg

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yeah that's barely building because she is tiny, but you can tell it's going to be a big one.
 
Cool thanks. Sorry about the Midas picture, I'm using an iPad and uploading pictures on a touchscreen is a nightmare. For the record though, I'm thinking that fish is a girl as well based on its profile.thanks again guys.
 
wow that is one of the deepest Blue Texas I have ever seen. He or she is going to be a really nice one.
 
Even at a very small size, the profile of a dominant male is fairly obvious.
The carpintus in the pic below are only about 1", and to me, the macho-ness of the one in in the middle stands out.
 
duanes said:
Even at a very small size, the profile of a dominant male is fairly obvious.
The carpintus in the pic below are only about 1", and to me, the macho-ness of the one in in the middle stands out.
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what do you think about this one? m or f? Looks like the one in the middle. 3".
 
Animal guy, I'm going to guess female. Not because within the last day I've become an expert, I'm just curious how Duanes weighs in and I want to throw a guess out to see if I'm getting better at it.

By the way Duanes, what's your guess on the Midas? You seem to be a fish sexing guru of sorts, at least not afraid to throw out an educated guess. I have them separated in the same tank now, basically because I'm worried they both might be female and they might tear each other up. Not that it couldn't happen with a male/female pair, but I've always had a more difficult time keeping two of the same sex fish when they are about the same size. I could care less if it's male or female, it's just curiosity always gets the best of me when they are this small.
 
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