Male Festae?

[pwmin]

Just wanted to share some terrible pictures and make sure I'm not dillusional.


I was going to get rid of it to get a female, but I decided to keep it and also get a female to try and breed them when they mature. I've never bred anything before.

 

[thorzep]

nice lookin festae!!!!

 

[JoeFatFish]

I wanna say it looks like a female NOT in breeding color?? Males have more spangling and bars are not so wide and blue. Just my thinking.

 

[pwmin]

thanks.

I wanna say it looks like a female NOT in breeding color?? Males have more spangling and bars are not so wide and blue. Just my thinking.

I was wondering that, but from what I read, the females lose the blue spangles and this one still has them despite how the pictures look. I don't notice any black on any fins, either.

 

[pwmin]

Right now, I have the female that I got from Rapps in with my motas in a 40 breeder (obviously not a permanent tank). It's about 4" by my judgement, whereas the "male" is probably 5.5". I'm wondering if I should put it with the "male". What do y'all think? It's in a 300 with 3 peacock bass, a flagtail and 2 other fish that are going to be moved tomorrow.

 

[fishluvr12]

Looks more male to Me, but somtimes they will fool Ya

Nice pickup,by the way

 

[Mad About Cichlids]

Going by the gold cheek and spangling on fins I would guess male for now.

 

[Angler]

Iv'e tried to sex this one everytime I go to your house..lol.

The bigger it gets, the more it looks male to me.

I'd give it a shot and put the female in with him. Just keep a close eye.

 

[pwmin]

Thanks, guys.

The "male" I've actually had for quite a while...got it at about 2 inches.

I'll probably put the female in the 300 tomorrow...don't want to move it again in one day.

 

[pwmin]

UGH! Tried putting it with the male, but everyone was messing with it and it was starting to get beat up, so I put it with the male mota. Hope it grows quickly enough to defend itself better.