Red Devils/Midas Sex
- Thread starter JML1997
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I don't know if this will help or not, but here is a video of the top cichlid
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8IwDuXVdfwE
Hope you don't mind me butting in Justin
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8IwDuXVdfwE
Hope you don't mind me butting in Justin
You'd have to vent them to be certain. They are nearly impossible to sex by just sight. Females can have large Nuchal Humps too. But from the video, I would say that the top fish is a male by its protruding vent. My male is like that all the time.
Feed some earthworms and up the temp a little and with primo water conditions if one lays eggs its a girl. I have one that I was convinced was a boy and then it covered her tank in eggs.
Maybe he could ask a Ouija board too.
Venting is a whole lot less work and more reliable.
Will I be able to see this by looking at him/her or do I have to try to hold an angry, wet 12 inch fish upside down?
I don't really keep cichlids and have never vented before.
I don't really keep cichlids and have never vented before.
You will have to net each fish in question, flip them over and then refer to what you see in the pics to determine sex. Once this is done you'll know exactly what you have and never will have to do it again. A few moments of handling an upset fish is worth it. Just be careful while holding them. Be firm but not too much. You don't want to hurt them or yourself.