ESCONDIDO...sexing??

[CichlidBeautyAlways]

Hey Hey...Hope this finds you alll doing well;

So i was wondering....is there any physical features when sexing an ESCONDIDO-Electric Blue??
If so im open for all opinions...

 

[Jexnell]

These guys look so similar its difficult to tell save doing a vent check.

The only real outward thing you can look at is the slope of the forehead. Males have a steep slope whereas females have more of a 45° angle slope.

Here is a male, a bit bigger than yours

One a bit smaller/younger
You can see the forehead just starting to push out.

Here is a female

And a younger one


I am leaning female on yours ATM, give it some time tho, they really don't start looking different till about 3.5in mark or so.

 

[CichlidBeautyAlways]

These guys look so similar its difficult to tell save doing a vent check.

The only real outward thing you can look at is the slope of the forehead. Males have a steep slope whereas females have more of a 45° angle slope.

Here is a male, a bit bigger than yours
View attachment 1431095
One a bit smaller/younger View attachment 1431096
You can see the forehead just starting to push out.

Here is a female
View attachment 1431097
And a younger one
View attachment 1431098

I am leaning female on yours ATM, give it some time tho, they really don't start looking different till about 3.5in mark or so.

awesome thanks so much ima try to post a few better pics...shes runner...and the shop said she was female but theyve been wrong about a few things thanks again for ur feedback

 

[CichlidBeautyAlways]

Here are a few more pics as best as i could get hope they are clearer

 

[CichlidBeautyAlways]

These guys look so similar its difficult to tell save doing a vent check.

The only real outward thing you can look at is the slope of the forehead. Males have a steep slope whereas females have more of a 45° angle slope.

Here is a male, a bit bigger than yours
View attachment 1431095
One a bit smaller/younger View attachment 1431096
You can see the forehead just starting to push out.

Here is a female
View attachment 1431097
And a younger one
View attachment 1431098

I am leaning female on yours ATM, give it some time tho, they really don't start looking different till about 3.5in mark or so.

And BTW ur fish are so pretty i love when the mals get the humps now i do not like the big fat veiny ones like some flowerhorns get lol but i do enjoy looing at the humps ....beautiful fish!!!

 

[Jexnell]

Another way to tell females apart in many Centrals is females will have a dark/black spot in the dorsal fin. This is true of these fish as well, but I find it rather hard to find when they show a more black base color. So I go off of the forehead shape and how it's behavior is.
You can see it clearly here on this female Nanolutae

 

[CichlidBeautyAlways]

Another way to tell females apart in many Centrals is females will have a dark/black spot in the dorsal fin. This is true of these fish as well, but I find it rather hard to find when they show a more black base color. So I go off of the forehead shape and how it's behavior is.
You can see it clearly here on this female Nanolutae View attachment 1431277

ur right its so hard to tell with my escondido bc she is so dark natured lol

 

[duanes]

Above a mature male, note the frontal profile, pointed fin tips, and lack of obvious black color in the dorsal.
Below a female, 1st shots young (not quite mature), note the less steep profile, and black showing in the dorsal
.


Now a mature female, note the more obvious black

But even as 1" inch juvies the male steep profile is obvious when compared together.