Sexing A. lyonsi?

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I've read that females are supposed to get black in the dorsal fin, similar to other SA/CA cichlids. I'm not seeing it in my guys. Any tips or tricks? My two largest have more pointed dorsal and anal fins, but that's about it. If I had to guess I'd say two and two, but no signs of breeding yet.

6"+
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5"
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4.5"
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4" (and pretty beat up)
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Also figured I'd toss in one of the boss of the 5. ;)
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I had one that I assumed was female but grew to nearly 11" so it must have been a male since females are not supposed to exceed 8". It looked like your 6"er but did not have the pink chest.
 
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