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Disappointed after being drawn in by the topic title 
I think it's probably male, the limited development of what looks to be a little nuchal hump on his forehead could be just because he's in tank by himself.
I think it's probably male, the limited development of what looks to be a little nuchal hump on his forehead could be just because he's in tank by himself.
japes;1405682; said:Disappointed after being drawn in by the topic title
I think it's probably male, the limited development of what looks to be a little nuchal hump on his forehead could be just because he's in tank by himself.
Haha, I knew the title would get people excited to open just another "male or female" thread. Thanks for the reply.
Whatever it is, it's beautiful!
My SRT looks very similar in body shape to your Texas, and I'm sure he's a male (I've seen his breeding tube). I'm not sure if there's any proof in this, but all of my male cichlids seem to have their breeding tubes constantly exposed whereas my females only show theirs close to spawning.
My SRT looks very similar in body shape to your Texas, and I'm sure he's a male (I've seen his breeding tube). I'm not sure if there's any proof in this, but all of my male cichlids seem to have their breeding tubes constantly exposed whereas my females only show theirs close to spawning.
hahaha. can't comment on the fish, but i saw the thread title and wanted to see what people would respond when they realized it wasn't what i am sure their nasty minds were thinking about. lol.
yes please
for the cichlid not sure i've mainly just tried to tell by the female being smaller and some what shyer
for the cichlid not sure i've mainly just tried to tell by the female being smaller and some what shyer
It's a boy. Girls will have a black blotch in the dorsal fin. A very easily sexed fish by 3" or so.
Nuchal hump development is NOT a good way to try to sex cichlids.
Nuchal hump development is NOT a good way to try to sex cichlids.
Modest_Man;1406112; said:
The black dot on the dorsal is the most definitive way, although I have had 2 texas and both had the dorsal spot and they spawned (although I am pretty sure this is uncommon). I took the male back and found that another way to tell if its a female texas (if I had no idea) was if it was trying to breed with everything that moves in the tank.
Female texas' are (in the words of my mother) "sleezy weezy's".
Yours looks more escondido to me (I know its spots are small but the patterning and body shape looks much different than the carpintes that I had). Its a beauty, keep it.