Sexing Question about Emperors

[lilfats2]

i saw an emperor cichlid in my lfs. i was wondering how you sex them. other then size diifference.

 

[mike dunagan]

Venting.

 

[lilfats2]

like the u female v for male?

 

[mike dunagan]

marius should know what they look like better than I. Pm him if he does not chime in.

 

[Marius]

Hi, sorry for missing this, but if you can take a close up picture of the anus I can tell if it's a female or a male. I gotta find the pictures of mine, if they are still around, my friend emailed me two photos of the fish's vents before I bought my pair. I wanted to make sure that I get a male and a female.

 

[lilfats2]

ill get to the store tomorrow and try to get some pics of the vents. and ill put both up at the same time. thanx