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[tomka123]

Hey Tomka, When you decide which ones to keep and which ones to sell, do you simply go by the size and the looks only? Any thoughts of having male/female combinations? Probably they are too small to figure that. May be the smaller ones are the females? What do you think?

I do not know their sex. I put the 6 of the biggest ones in this tank that I thought had the best potential in my opinion... which don't mean much! & i have 4 very small ones in a 20 gallon with some geos that I am keeping as well. So I am sure there is a mix of males & females between 10 of them!

 

[cpm6t]

I do not know their sex. I put the 6 of the biggest ones in this tank that I thought had the best potential in my opinion... which don't mean much! & i have 4 very small ones in a 20 gallon with some geos that I am keeping as well. So I am sure there is a mix of males & females between 10 of them!

Well, if you are keeping the biggest and the smallest, I agree that there will be both males and females in the mix. From what I read (on the internet) the females will be smaller than the males even at the little stage. http://www.aquaticcommunity.com/cichlid/breedingcichla.php

 

[tomka123]

Here are the tiny ones from this import... I think they may be from different parents because they are so much smaller than the others. What do you guys think?