That's what I was thinking, and yeah I didnt really want a geo, I accidentally got it mislabeled at the store. It's cool though because it's my first cichlid and already whenever i come in the room he's out and staring at me. Sometimes he even chases my finger around, and the whole time I'm thinking "how can fish be this cool and I thought oh its a fish how lame" haha
Help Sex a texas cichlid?
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Haha I love the eartheaters, except that my plants get dug up occasionally. They've got unique behavior traits that add to any tank. Texas cichlids aren't really gentle per-say so thats why recommended removing the geo
Yeah, the geo was cool, but defiantly not what I was looking for. He was a hider and with the texas, he is always curious in me and what I'm doing, which I think is really cool.
Surprisingly, the geo chases the texas around right now, but nothing serious, and the geo will be removed soon.
Surprisingly, the geo chases the texas around right now, but nothing serious, and the geo will be removed soon.
He's the laziest piece of crap lol he moves around but most of the time he's in his cave or swimming around slowly. He's very docile but he does get angry at times and he's very tough.
To tell the gender with these Herichthys, you look at the dorsal fin, and the slope of the forehead.
If its female it often has a dark blotch (this can come in and out), and it has a more torpedo shaped profile.
Males only get dark in the dorsal when raising fry, and it forehead is high,
Here are some examples. female below
same female, a bit younger, but you can still see a darkening in the dorsal, also note the gentle slope of the forehead
Now male below, no dark blotch in dorsal, high profile
Now the pair together, when spawning the gender difference almost disappears
Below are some youngsters, even a this stage you can tell the male in the middle, from the female left, by the more dramatic slope of his profile
If its female it often has a dark blotch (this can come in and out), and it has a more torpedo shaped profile.
Males only get dark in the dorsal when raising fry, and it forehead is high,
Here are some examples. female below
same female, a bit younger, but you can still see a darkening in the dorsal, also note the gentle slope of the forehead
Now male below, no dark blotch in dorsal, high profile
Now the pair together, when spawning the gender difference almost disappears
Below are some youngsters, even a this stage you can tell the male in the middle, from the female left, by the more dramatic slope of his profile
Thank you so much for taking the time to write such a detailed post, that was a much better explanation than I found online. That makes a lot more sense now that I know to look at the foreheads slope and the dark spot is on the dorsal fin, not just the side.
Again, thanks a lot.
Again, thanks a lot.
