Need help sexing this convict, please!

[Nabbig2]

It's not orange though ... It's blush. And Both are capable of getting blush.

Show us tha mate too

It's not orange though ... It's blush. And Both are capable of getting blush.

Show us tha mate too

Okay, here she is. She's a bit small, but the male was the only big one in the tank (sorry again, I really wish I had a better camera):





Maybe they have blush because they got stressed from being in a bag? What is their ideal pH?

 

[Tongue33]

Now put the pics together And you will have no doubts

 

[ddyerfamily]

Mine "blush" at cooler temps @ or below 76.
seems females of mine do, not males.
maybe stress related...hmmmm(bad water,moving, to much male attention
I don't see the orange often for my tanks are close to 80 always.
I currently have 2 breeding pairs and 3 tanks of different size fry.


now that I have a new clown knife to feed (also RDs&Midas)
the cons can't keep up !

 

[Nabbig2]

Now put the pics together And you will have no doubts

I'm glad this website exists. Thanks guys.

 

[ddyerfamily]

we posted at exactly same time

 

[FishRfine]

very bad pic. hard to tell

 

[DiXoN]

moved to cichlids

 

[Nabbig2]

Okay, now I have another problem. The male is being pretty aggressive to the female. Now I have a rock on each side of the tank, and the male stays in either one. When he gets near the female, he chases her away for a bit. Is this normal?

 

[Dread]

Okay, now I have another problem. The male is being pretty aggressive to the female. Now I have a rock on each side of the tank, and the male stays in either one. When he gets near the female, he chases her away for a bit. Is this normal?

Pretty normal. Even with my breeding pair who are raising fry. He'll chase her off for a bit, but she comes back. It could just be normal aggression, and isn't anything to worry about unless scales start getting ripped off and fins shredded. It could also be that the male is ready to mate, and the female isn't. The males are always ready (as most males, of most species, always are) and the female is only ready sometimes.. about every 2 weeks (also the same as most species).

 

[Nabbig2]

Pretty normal. Even with my breeding pair who are raising fry. He'll chase her off for a bit, but she comes back. It could just be normal aggression, and isn't anything to worry about unless scales start getting ripped off and fins shredded. It could also be that the male is ready to mate, and the female isn't. The males are always ready (as most males, of most species, always are) and the female is only ready sometimes.. about every 2 weeks (also the same as most species).

Okay, that's good to hear, thanks. I guess I'll just hope for the best. If I can't get CONVICTS to breed, then I think I have bad luck.