Picture Request, Texas Cichlid(*cyano) vent 4-5" range

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coryjac0b

Jack Dempsey
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I acquired a few texas cichlids a few months back. One i thought was a male, ~ 4" And multiple smaller ones that i am hoping to grow out to get at least one female. I know that sexing visually can be inconclusive sometimes. I have also read that the black on the dorsal fin means its a female, but in some cases males have the black splotch on the dorsal also. So my request is for a vent pic of a texas cichlid in the 4-5" range hopefully more than one so i can compare to what i have for a definite sex ID. Also at what age/size does the black on the dorsal start to show. When i acquired the largest of my texas cichlids it did not have the black splotch on the dorsal, now it does. I will try and get new pictures of the fish and pictures of the vent when i get home from work today.

TIA


-cory
 
There is no need to vent on cyanos. They always have a black/blue blotch on the dorsal if female. The best bet to get a pair is what you are doing by getting a group.
 
Also males will get a nuchal hump. Here is a pic of a 10'' female I had. Can't see the dorsal, but you can see she doesn't have a nuchal

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Here is a progression of the black splotch showing up. A apologize for the quality of the most recent picture, my usual camera is out of service ATM.

When i first got the fish:


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A few weeks ago:

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Just now:


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Bumping this thread to get some more views/opinions and information. I will get a picture of the same fish for another comparison.
 
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