Male or female!?

[joseph504]

looks like a Flowerhorn x Herichthys carpintis

Woww really??! i dont see the flowerhorn in it.

 

[joseph504]

Agreed

Woww really..!? i dont see the flowerhorn in it

 

[Gruff Master]

Where did you pick up this fish? What was it sold to you as?

 

[joseph504]

Where did you pick up this fish? What was it sold to you as?

i got it from a lfs in georgia called fish forum

 

[joseph504]

Where did you pick up this fish? What was it sold to you as?

it was sold as a green texas

 

[bigspizz]

It is BPxTex...I have 20 or so. Some all orange, some that look like this, some with nice pearls.

 

[duanes]

In carpintus, as in many central American cichlids, the males fins are more pointed at the posterior, and its profile is steeper.
This is not always the case, but is in general. For comparison below is a female carpintus chairel

note the roundish posterior of the dorsal fin, and gentle slope of the profile.
below is what I think is a male, fins come to a point, and profile is steeper, beginings of a hump.

Even when small the dominant male profile is fairly dramatic in comparison to others

 

[Blue Demp]

Good post Duane


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[joseph504]

In carpintus, as in many central American cichlids, the males fins are more pointed at the posterior, and its profile is steeper.
This is not always the case, but is in general. For comparison below is a female carpintus chairel

note the roundish posterior of the dorsal fin, and gentle slope of the profile.
below is what I think is a male, fins come to a point, and profile is steeper, beginings of a hump.

Even when small the dominant male profile is fairly dramatic in comparison to others

Thanks good examples!