SEX THE TEX one last time

[John Rambo]

I know. I thought it was male. That pic was a month ago, I'll post a new one as soon as I get my camera back. one camera between 3 families!

has anyone heard of male fish doing this stuff, teaming up, sharing pots, pairing up!

 

[fishfreak317]

has anyone heard of male fish doing this stuff, teaming up, sharing pots, pairing up!

i've had male texas pair up with other male fish. one was a large male convict, and the other was a male parrot.

i eventually separated these, cause i found females for them.

 

[cookiemonster]

modest man! glad to hear your opinion once again. 5/5 male, what are the odds! thanks for your help and the help from b-spizzle and 777. Time to slang some male carpintis.

About 1 in 32, assuming that there is an equal chance that each baby fish turns out to be male or female, which I've actually heard isn't a case with Texas cichlids. There seems to be a bias towards the little guys turning out male.

 

[John Rambo]

the bad dark pic is the one that shows a faint blotch on the dorsal fin.

 

[HerCrenVie]

They all still look like males. Carpinte females have black blotches, not spots, in their dorsal fins. Yours only shows a very slight hint of a spot.

 

[Modest_Man]

Still look male to me as well.

 

[Opiate]

i'd say male!

 

[John Rambo]

UPDATE!!
I hate to say I told you so but...

I TOLD YOU SO, DAYUM!!!
only Bigspizz got it right. Unless males can lay eggs, the fat chunky carpintis that looked like it was starting to grow a nuchal hump, is really a female. Even now it has no black blotch on its dorsal fin.
"Goes to show you, its not always as easy as its made out to be." [Me last month!]
I don't grow me no g a y fish!!

 

[geobal]

nice grats on the eggs

 

[John Rambo]

Thanks geobal, the eggs wont hatch. Males seem to not spray the eggs well their first time.
I'll try to post pics of the female in question b4 and afters to see if there are any changes or other ways to tell that she is a female without just waiting for her to lay eggs. This technique is a bit exteme!