Help me tell the sex of my CA and SA cichlids!

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1. My older Jaguar/ManaguensisIMG_20251115_122204.jpg
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2. My younger Jaguar/Managuensis
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3. My RTM/Motaguense
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4. My Wolf/Dovii
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10. Red Devil
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11. Midas
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12. My larger blood parrot
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13. My smaller blood parrot
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14. Flowerhorn
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15. My Thai silk Flowerhorn
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I'm more experienced w African cichlids, but these are my thoughts
Males; 1,2,3,4,5,6,7,8,14,15,16,18,19,20
Females; 9,10,11,12,13,17
 
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A few of these species have obvious gender differences when simply viewed from the side
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Above left female Vieja breidhori, right male.
Below left female motaguense, right male
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The lack of spots on female Parachromis compared to spots on the gill plate of males, is a Parachromis sort of generic trait in varying degress
below female dovii left, male right
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Male P managuense below
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Note the spots on the gill plate and lower jaw
 
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Great post duanes duanes
I do believe the OP said elsewhere on the site that these fish came from a pond or a tub where they can only be viewed from above.
I have appreciated learning some of the different physical gender character traits of CA cichlids here on MFK, and from you specifically as well!
 
female jag
male jag
male mota
female dovii
female melanura
male argenteus
male heterospila
male breidohri
male bifasciata
female rd
female midas
female bp
female bp
male fh
male fh
male jd
male carpintis
male gt
maybe female oscar
male umbee
 
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