Sexing Midas Cichlids

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cichlidnick7

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May 17, 2013
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Hello all,
I am knew to monster fish keepers and am just learning how to navigate it. I purchased a 8 inch cream sickle Midas in January and keep him/her alone in a 55 gallon. I am unsure if it is a male or a female. It does not have the signature hump on its head and does not have long fin extensions which leads me to think it is a female. it's breeding tube is visible and I know female's breeding tubes are shorter and him/her tube appears short and round, but I could not find any pictures on the web to compare it to so i am unsure of the gender.Any information on sexing midas cichlids would be much appreciated. Also I plan to bred him/her and would like to know if a 55 gallon tank is large enough. She/he is 8 inches btw. And if the tank is big enough where would be a good source to obtain a breeding partner?

Thanks
 
Thanks for the link. It was very informative. I will try to upgrade the tank soon but I am low on space so no breeding project for now. I am still unsure of the sex of my midas. I will try to post a pick soon thanks again!
 
Pic will help but males have pointy tube.female blunt and wider.some females can get head hump so that's not much to go by.I agree, in a 55 would be hard to introduce another big fish to the tank

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He/she is in their alone but her breeding tube is showing. I don't think you can see it but ill try to get some pics of it soon

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