Male or female Kelberi?

[BrAveHrT]

Hey guys, had this guy for a few months now. I'm almost 90% sure he is male but just like some more input. He's starting to grow the nuchal hump which leads me to believe I have a male.

 

[rgonzales]

My guess is male too but im not expert on cichla. Very nice kel btw

 

[MonsterPeacock]

Only one way to tell for sure... You need to vent them.

 

[Chizzle]

awesome looking kelberi, should be male due to nuchal hump. but as monsterpeacock said you should vent to be sure

 

[Chipper]

Male

 

[Houdini89]

NICE looking K

 

[oscarfishguy]

Quick answer, but not always the correct answer is male. Females can also have a small hump from time to time. If it starts to look like the hump in your avatar then you can be certain its a male.

 

[ingrda]

Yeah, during breeding both sexes develop a nuchal hump. It's probably a male though