Sexing green Texas and jack dempsey
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Hard to tell on the Texas at this angle/size, may need more time to tell.
The Dempsey is a male. Expect it to get much blacker with the blue and yellow spots all over the body.
The Dempsey is a male. Expect it to get much blacker with the blue and yellow spots all over the body.
What’s the best way to sex a Texas? When he was at the store with the rest of his siblings about 20 he was about the biggest and deff had the most colors so I think male? What do you think?
To the best of my knowledge, there is a black splotch on the dorsal fin for females and the males have a steeper head.
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These are Herichthys carpintus
!st a female in breeding color
In the shot above she was about 5", the dark area in the dorsal and more streamlined profile are female traits
Below a young female
Now a male in normal color
in the shot he is between 8 and 10"
Note the higher profile and lack of black in the dorsal.
In breeding color at about 12"
the colors ar different but the profile remains high
But even at only a little over 1", sexual distinctions can be obvious
compare the male in the middle to several smaller females surrounding him.
Hard to tell, but I believe the one upper left is also a rival male.
Below Another shot of the male profile
!st a female in breeding color
In the shot above she was about 5", the dark area in the dorsal and more streamlined profile are female traits
Below a young female
Now a male in normal color
in the shot he is between 8 and 10"
Note the higher profile and lack of black in the dorsal.
In breeding color at about 12"
the colors ar different but the profile remains high
But even at only a little over 1", sexual distinctions can be obvious
compare the male in the middle to several smaller females surrounding him.
Hard to tell, but I believe the one upper left is also a rival male.
Below Another shot of the male profile
I would need to see a much more close up shot and clear broadside shot to venture a guess.
There is also sometimes a problem if there is only 1 of a certain species in a tank, because some fish hide gender.
Or if there is an alpha of one species (such as the JD) other male cichlids may not develop obvious male gender traits.
As you can see in my 2nd to last photo I aways grow cichlids up in groups together of 5-8 and allow them to choose breeding partners within the group, and I usually keep only 1 species per tank.
Just because you have a male and female, does not mean they will mate, or even be compatible, cichlids tend to go thru complex mating rituals in choosing the right partner.
And these rituals often determine if they will kill each after a spawn.