About 6 months ago I bough a 3 inch Parachromis loisellei in tank with mixed cichlids, mislabled as a Salvini. I thought it was a Yellow Guapote myself and after some research I found out it wasn't that either. Within the last month this fish, now 6 inches, has gone through a huge transfer in color form dull earth tones to bright yellows, golds and blues. I would really like to find a mate for this fish which I believe to be a female. If I figure out how to upload photos correctly, I want to know if anyone familar with this species thinks it looks like a female too. Any links about this species would be helpful as well. Thanks!
wasn`t sure what it was either but new it wasn`t just any old cichlid.
ill leave this to u ill give u the solution: Adult males will grow larger than their female counterparts, and have a more intense color pattern which may also appear on their pelvic and caudal fins. Males usually develop fin extensions at the ends of the dorsal and anal fins. Females will have an intense yellow-gold color with plain or solid color fins.