New to Flowerhorns

[Darrenjohn1989]

2nd flowerhorn Im pretty sure it's a male got it 3 months ago from petco. Hes about 4-5 inches. My question is is it male and is that good for nuchal hump???I believe this is a female her vent hooks forward. I got her also from petco over a year ago shes about 8-9 inches. Is she decent quality for female an would breeding these two make good offspring.



I have had cichlids for years now I have a 125 with some young green terrors I bred an a couple convicts that I bred so all my cichlids in that tank will have been born there besides my tiger barbs who are just dithers . I'll be just keeping the best looking male gt once they're big enough there only about 3 inches

 

[Kolton13]

so the bottom one is a male but his hump being so small that says he's to young to breed yet

 

[Ruturaj]

I can't help you with gender but both fish look good. First one looks a little fat though.

 

[Kolton13]

I know a bit and for sure the bottom is male

 

[Ruturaj]

so the bottom one is a male but his hump being so small that says he's to young to breed yet

Hump size doesn't relate to maturity to reproduce.

 

[Kolton13]

Yeah, I was referring to if it is small it means its probably young

 

[Darrenjohn1989]

The bottom one is male? I thought if the vent hooks forward its female and the top one does look fat but he has a very tall and round shape. When I first got him I thought it might be sick but hes healthy just has a wierd shape with a big belly. Hes kinda built like a parrot

 

[Darrenjohn1989]

 

[Darrenjohn1989]

The bottom one is over a year and a half old an 9 inches. The top one is only like 4 inches I've had him 3 months only

 

[Kolton13]

So I was actually gonna do the same with my Flowerhorn at the time, So I needed to sex Him and under his body you can see his you know what and I can see it pretty good in the pic u shared. its right in front of his back fin