My 3.5 inch carpintis cichlid is a stunner. Im just looking to see if the black spot on top dorsal fin is the indicator as a female. Don't mind my shiny forehead lol
Female Carpintis??
- Thread starter Roger Mcfish
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Very nice looking carpintis mate.
I honestly don’t know the answer to your question.
I had 2 carpintis that looked distinctly different in body shape. Venting was inconclusive for one of them d/t size. Folks here thought they looked M/F. The F looking one did not have the black dorsal spot like yours though. Once I separated out all the other fish one killed the other in a week while I was away in Australia. Venting the dead inconclusive fish revealed it to be male also.
I honestly don’t know the answer to your question.
I had 2 carpintis that looked distinctly different in body shape. Venting was inconclusive for one of them d/t size. Folks here thought they looked M/F. The F looking one did not have the black dorsal spot like yours though. Once I separated out all the other fish one killed the other in a week while I was away in Australia. Venting the dead inconclusive fish revealed it to be male also.
Sorry for the loss man.
Yea I'm actually hoping it is a female as I have one tank completely empty and may refill next week with a divider. I have a 6-7 inch male in a different tank and want to attempt to breed these two if the one in the picture is a female.
