SEX MY TEX

[gran charismo]

can anyone out there sex my green texas from these pics or at least let me know what to look for in male+female

its about 4-5" long

thanks

 

[urbaninja]

Hmm... hard to tell but I'm guessing male. I may be wrong though.

 

[Mad About Cichlids]

I going to guess female just because I see black on it's dorsal fin.

 

[gilkm]

Female, due to the black on the dorsal.

 

[jcardona1]

so if these guys have black on the dorsal, its a good indicator that its female?

 

[Mad About Cichlids]

so if these guys have black on the dorsal, its a good indicator that its female?

yep along with some other new world cichlids

 

[Dmaan.]

I going to guess female just because I see black on it's dorsal fin.

my male texas terror always gets dark shades on his dorsal fin
especially when he wakes up or when he's pissed.

 

[dominicolas]

my male texas terror always gets dark shades on his dorsal fin
especially when he wakes up or when he's pissed.

There will always be exceptions, but that's why no one is 100%. I think it's safe to say that it's probably female despite the fact that males occasionally show the dark spot.

 

[bigspizz]

Looks male to me....

 

[thefishguy7]

It's a male carpintis. 99.9% sure. It has an odd shape to it, what size tank do you have it in? What size tank was it in when you purchased it and how long was it there?
It's too green and pearly to be cyanoguttatus.
The lack of a black dot on the dorsal, slenderness of the fish, and the slight fin-extensions all indicate male. You can't see its tube in the picture, but males have a pointed tube and females a rounded.
A black dot on the dorsl indicates female. Why do you think most cichlids with black in the dorsal are females? My male festae, carpintis, managuense, motaguense, and severum ALL have black in the dorsal fin...