sex my texas cichlid
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Look for a black blotch in the anterior portion of the dorsal fin. That would indicate female.
No blotch...male:
ooh thanks never knew that, that would be helpful in the future,
Nothing about that fish looks female to me. I wonder what sexing method the rest of the people on this thread are using.
Looked to me like female body shape as well as having some black area on the dorsal (barely visible in the first pic at least). It's difficult sexing fish just with pictures.
Im confident with my guess for female. i also agree with the above that if u look on the first pic there a small tiny balck area. the blotch could be fadded greatly depending how stressed out the fish was. my female proven egg layer will also only show her blotch when not stressed or introduced to her male. body shape and fins were my give away. but i do recomend to the op to post vent pictures to be absolutly sure. dont think everyones opinion needs to be shot down so soon.
Except body shape and fins are not a reliable way to sex any cichlid... It's a 50/50 guess at best.
I agree they are not. i have contradictions in mh tanks as we speak. the op was told that venting was the only final way. although the op just provided pictures so opinions were based on the pictures given which is all that we were provided with. so we base are general knowledge of fins and body shape and color to make an opinion to help the op while still informing that venting was the only way to be sure and current opinions were speculation. if i was at a lfs and i needed a female texas and the store isnt exactly going to let u vent or know how to vent i would have bought it based on the only thing i could see. fins shape and colors.
I agree with you cacichlids body and fin shape are not the most accurate ways of determining sex of most central American cichlid, especially common tank bred varieties. Venting is the easiest way to be certain on sexually mature specimens. I can tell you right now though that if this is not a female Texas at 3" - 4" it is a very subdominant male that should not be bred.
I do think its a female and by the pictures it is obviously stressed (tattered fins) and it looks to me like a female just entering sexual maturity.
I do think its a female and by the pictures it is obviously stressed (tattered fins) and it looks to me like a female just entering sexual maturity.
