Sex my convicts?
- Thread starter Glimpze
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haha evidently, any clear cut answers of what i seem to have?It’s still up in the air。
Sexing convicts is usually pretty easy. Females have blue and orange on their bellys and males develop a hump on their forehead. This is usually the case, however, i have a convict that was actually born in my tank that had the colourings of a female but eventually that went and it developed the males hump. It is infact a female because it has started breeding.
Well what size tank do you have them in? I only ask because convicts are very moody, and can turn their colors on and off when the mood suits. I once had my male when he was a juvenile, in my 6.6 gallon, and due to it being so small a space, he showed a lot of pink behind his pectoral fins, and his bars were faded. I thought he was a she. When I scooped him out and placed him in my 20, his bars immediately got darker and the pink spot disappeared. Hence his sex was no longer a question.
Sexing convicts is simple once they pass the juvenile stage.
My female:
My male:
As you can see, the males have longer flowing fins, are larger, and generally less colorful.
My female:
My male:
As you can see, the males have longer flowing fins, are larger, and generally less colorful.