sex my cichlids please?

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syddakyd

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there is...
1) large midas (it has a hump but its very small so dont know)
2) gold saum
3) smaller 'red devil'
4) old parrot cichlid (think is male. long flowing fins)
 
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i think i saw all males. as for the blood parrot unless it has its tube dropped i cant tell from just looking, fins usually mean nothing with bps :)
 
urbaninja;2543307; said:
i dont know about the saum parrot or smaller saum but i think your large midas is a female cause i can see a tube sticking out of it in the pic.
what is a saum parrot, i did not see one. i know of SB saum, which is just line bred, but thats it.
HardCandy;2543327; said:
The GT is male. As far as the others I wouldn't know unless I vented them.
pretty much. if you wanted to post vent shots, that would be best,
woofy;2543354; said:
i think i saw all males. as for the blood parrot unless it has its tube dropped i cant tell from just looking, fins usually mean nothing with bps :)
i also thought so.
except for that little rd, i'd say hes too small. the GT looked male, the midas looked male. and as far as sexing the BP, its really a shot in the dark, but if i had to say, i would say female. IME the female bp's have a rounder belly, and darker coloration. but like i said, its just a shot in the dark.:)
 
you may of hit the nail on the head. i posted on cichlidmadness and also found a site

http://i100.photobucket.com/albums/m15/Blairo/FemaleVent.jpg


my parrot seems to have that. 'shes' 7 years old. the gt and the midas have what looked like the male's organs.


i am probably getting rid of the little devil.


how will this go down with a femal BP, male gt, and male midas in a 125?

i have caves/decourations and alot of targets/dithers.

yay or nay
 
should be alright, just watch that midas with them. he also has the ability to breed with the parrot, so dont be too surprsed. if the 125 is heavily decorated, it should be good, but that midas is a risk, especially if he is larger. you know his personality best, so your the best judge.
 
well one of my best friends actually just gave me him yesterday...and another good friend just gave me the terror two days ago lol. the tank is newly setup less then 1 month
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u have some nice friends :D:D i would say male and u might have some spawning on ur hand with that mix ;)
 
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