sex this salvini

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male or female? i'm thinking male...

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sorry for the crappy pics, they looked better on my camera
 
Best guess is male.
 
gilkm, i meant to tell you before on that other thread i had but the salvini's on your avatar are beautiful, what are their sizes and what's their diet?
 
Try to get some better pics, they are too blurry for me to tell. But maybe it's my old eyes. :(
 
I had a breeding pair when I was like 14...19years ago! If I remember correctly like most of the central american cichlids the dorsal and anal fins were longer and more pointed at the ends by the tail fin on the mail and by the look of your photo I'm geussing male. I think the salvinis are pretty fish. Good luck if trying to breed them - shouldn't be difficult
 
The male is 5-6" and the female is about 3 1/2". As for diet, I have a container with mixed pellets as their staple. This includes, Hikari Bio-Gold, color enhancing koi pellets, HBH Super Soft Krill pellets, hbh african cichlid attack pellets. And then for treats, they will get the occassional cube of frozen bloodworms.
 
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