Sex my Carpintis!?

[Camshaft Ramrod]

Can you all give me your opinion on this. Please? Thank you.

I believe this is a female. It has It's breeding dress on. It's trying to breed with what I thought was a female Black convict.
I need to make sure this is a female so I dont waste my time trying to catch it to breed it with my FH.

 

[fishbait912]

looks female to me

 

[Camshaft Ramrod]

Thanks for your input!

Anyone else want to have a go at this also?

 

[dominicolas]

female ready to breed.

 

[notablonde89]

got to agree looks like a female to me 2

 

[jcardona1]

everybody says female but nobody says why!!! what are you guys looking at in order to decide? trying to figure out the sex of my carpintis as well

 

[Camshaft Ramrod]

Yes very true!
Details anyone?

If it is female. That's what I was hoping. I just moved her in a separated tank with my Flowerhorn. Two fine specimens. Fingers crossed, Hopefully they start bumpin' uglies. Black Convict is all pissed off I got rid of it's wifey, but a Carp/Con offspring is just wrong.

 

[FSM]

...but a flowerhorn/carpintis cross is okay? Then it isn't even a FH anymore.

 

[Camshaft Ramrod]

...but a flowerhorn/carpintis cross is okay? Then it isn't even a FH anymore.

The reason I am against the Con/Carp is because Con's are cheap, small, and ugly. Those fry would best be used for feeders. And aren't Flowerhorns themselves "hybrids" anyways?

My plan;

Carpintis female / Flowerhorn male then
(Best looking female from that batch) / The father (flowerhorn)
Then hopefully by that time, I will have found another good Flowerhorn of my preference (good Kok, pearl, blend, color) to breed with the best of those offspring.

I'm looking to produce a specific looking fish. And some of the attributes of the Carpintus is needed in my fish.

 

[Marc280106]

Those fry would best be used for feeders.

Mnay would argue this about all hybrid's, Flowerhorn included.

I would "suggest" female, with no real confidence, due to the more rounded body and plump abdomen.