male/female midas

[perfect_prefect]

all male midas at maturity will have the big lump on there head correct? so if a barred midas is 10" and has no lump on its head it is a female?

 

[RexFish]

Not all males have humps, and there are females that do get a hump. The only way to tell for sure is to check its vent. Never base the sex of the fish based on a hump.

 

[perfect_prefect]

what to look for on the vent?

 

[RexFish]

You'll have to look at its tube when its out