Help sexing Texas Cichlid

[Pnazy]

Hey everyone, recently got this Texas from a friend he called it a blue? Is he right and can you help me determine sex. Would love some more Info. Currently in a 90 gallon with a common pleco. Approximately 8" and he said was under 1 year old.
Thanks!

 

[duanes]

One of the most important ways to determine sex in any Herichthys, is seeing the dorsal fin.
If it has a black blotch it is often a female, males usually don't (as long as they are not hybrids, or spawning).
Both of your photos leave out that possibility, In the first the dorsal in down, and the 2nd the dorsal fin is obscured by shadows and the blue tint, obscures it even more.
Here is a female carpintus, note the obvious black color

Now a male

another way is noting the forehead profile.
A steep profile usually indicates male, females are more torpedo shaped, compare shape of the two above .
If you could post pics without the blue tint, with fins erect and not shadowed it would be much more obvious.
The head profile of yours looks male, but a clear dorsal fin shot could be the determining factor.

 

[Pnazy]

Hope this picture is better! Thanks in advance.

 

[duanes]

Great shot, looks to be male, but then again.... it may be a hybrid which sometimes throws a wrench in normal gender ID cues,.

 

[Nilsafeller]

Hope this picture is better! Thanks in advance.

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Great pic and beautiful specimen! Looks like a possible male

 

[Pnazy]

Thanks alot guys! Hes doing great in his new home (90gallon). The person I got him from had him in an African cichlid 180 and told me he kept getting picked on by smaller fish.

 

[HybridFinatic]

Definitely looks to be a hybrid...possibly red texas

 

[Reiner]

Nice looking cichlid. Should make a great wet pet in a 90 gallon tank

 

[Gourami Swami]

Looks a male to me, if you can get a good shot of the vent from underneath, would be able to give a more positive ID. Also would guess that the fish is a hybrid, doesn't look like a pure carpintis to me.