help sexing my festae

[Hooligan]

Heres some more pics. pics 1-4 is the male Festae and pic 5-6 is one of the bigger Festae I have at about 3". Can you guys tell if its a female at that size?

JUVIE FESTAE

 

[ChiaJesus]

That's a very handsome festae. Is he wild caught?

 

[fishguts]

all look male. but at 3 iinches you can be fooled. my female looked male at 3 inches and didnt loose the blue speckling and get her colors until she was 4.5 inches. but going by the pics and size now then all male.

 

[hairdog]

is this male or female

 

[mssassysan2000]

It's a boy and he looks good take care of that guy.

 

[AmerCichlidmaster36]

if its 8 inches and it hasnt laid eggs already, then it is a male. unless there r other fish that piss it off

 

[timeneverfreezes]

looks too early to sex that juvenile.. it it alone in the tank?

 

[Hooligan]

Heres an update on my festae.

I put my 3-3.5" festae along with my 8"male and within a few hours they started to swim together. The smaller festae's color almost instantly brightened up to a redish/deep orange. Also once in awhile the smaller festae would wiggle/shake, sort of like it was getting shocked when they would cross paths. Could my smaller festae possibly be a female?

 

[Fish on Fire]

Yup, smaller one is probably female. Nice looking male btw.

 

[hairdog]

updated pics in new 150. clearer pics about 5 inches