Firemouth breeding size...

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vicedretard

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at what ssize do firemouths hit sexual maturity...and what size can you begin to sex them cause i have one in a tank with a female convict (my other two are in a pond oustide with a male con) but this female was just to pretty...any who she looks like shes ready to mate. my FM is nice and brightly colored and they are both about 2.5 - 3 inches but i dont know if the fm will breed with her or if its even a he...so ya...
 
my female started wanting to breed at 3", my male didn't want to till 5". now they are breeding freaks :D with my pair the female shows the best colors right after egg laying. very intense red and dark grey. male seems to color more once the fry are free swimming. ;)
 
pic of the FM does it look male or of breeding size.....
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heres a
 
vicedretard;673388; said:
pic of the FM does it look male or of breeding size.....
P1260049.jpg
heres a

dunno what it is male/female. but it does have very nice colors. based on my FM's i would say IMO its a female. fins aren't really showing long finnage yet. and yes its prolly mature enough to breed.

a vent pic or more pics in general might help better with sexing him/her. ;)
 
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