Need help identifying fish

[Deadeye]

Like duanes said, females have a black blotch on the dorsal fin that the males lack. Full grown females will typically also have black stripes, most males don’t.

 

[Briceone1]

Thank you for your reply

 

[Briceone1]

Below is a half grown male about 12", your would eventually need a 120 gal to itself

https://hosting.photobucket.com/albums/i97/dstuer/festae/2nd%20round/.highres/016_zpsd9913432.jpg?width=450&height=278&crop=fill

below a similar aged couple of females

https://hosting.photobucket.com/albums/i97/dstuer/festae/2nd%20round/female/.highres/014_zps6426d07d.jpg?width=450&height=278&crop=fill

in the pic above,, the black in the dorsal is a female indication give-a-way
below another shot of a female, the blue in the dorsal

https://hosting.photobucket.com/albums/i97/dstuer/festae/2nd%20round/female/.highres/IMG_0177_zpse5ed45d1.jpg?width=450&height=278&crop=fill

Males don't have melanin in the dorsal, but do have an array of blue spots, females don't have.
spotshttps://hosting.photobucket.com/albums/i97/dstuer/festae/Tail%20spot/.highres/077_zps0b67722c.jpg
Mesoheros festae will eventually eat the tetras, and kill your other cichlids, they are no match for it

thanks for the info..

 

[newworld]

Iridescent in the fins are normally much less or vacant in the females also..

 

[Rocksor]

Like duanes said, females have a black blotch on the dorsal fin that the males lack. Full grown females will typically also have black stripes, most males don’t.

Female stripes can be switch between blue and black stripes, depending if there is a male cichlid in the tank.