Help sexing my red devil (venting pics included)

[Bgkman]

Hi all its been a while since i logged on but the other day i picked up a red devil that is 8" in length the store owner sold it to me as a male im just wondering what all of you guys think.

Im posting 2 pics of the vent 1 of wich is highlited in black and a pic of the entire fish.

TY all for looking and all the responses

 

[Aquanero]

Male.

 

[Bgkman]

anbody else wanna take a whack at it or is it 100 % evedint from the photo a male ?

 

[Tom LoFaro]

Male

 

[RD.]

I concur with the others, it's a male.

 

[Bgkman]

Thats a good thing i was hopefull it was a male. That being said with him being 8" when should he start to form his bump on his forehead and is there anything i can do to make it biger ? Also how big should i expect him to get ? between 14-16'' right ?

 

[Bgkman]

One other quick question he is in a 75 gallon tank and im thinking about trying to breed him is there any chance that 75 gallon's is enough room or will i have aggression problems ?

 

[xinchavoc]

red devils dont get humps on their heads midas do they are closely related......... as for breeding a 75 should work.....

 

[Bgkman]

red devils dont get humps on their heads midas do they are closely related......... as for breeding a 75 should work.....

I thought that because they are so cross bred in the hobby that they both get the hump ?

 

[jefferymoorhead]

Yes it will get a small hump, not as big as a midas though. The only red devils that dont get a hump will be a pure strain witch are very hard to find most have been cross breed. And yes it is a male. I would recomend at least a 100 gal with a divider between the two, because when they are that size its hard to find a sutable mate that the male wont tareup. Iv been through 5 females befor my male found one that it would pair with.