sexing texas

[fish boy in toronto]

how do you tell the sex of texas cichlidswould people please be able to show me pics of 6 inch males and females please and thank you

 

[fish boy in toronto]

can anyone help

 

[Mystix212]

Males should grow quicker, have more bulk/girth to them. Females may appear smaller although same length. Males grow a nuchal bump.

 

[xEchOx]

I would not rely on nuchal hump to sex anything. It has been proven time and time again that females can and do grow them as well. THe only way I know to sex texas cichlids is by the black spot in the dorsal fin. Females have it (usually) males do not.

 

[DarthV]

By 6" a female should obviously show the black blotch on her dorsal fin.

 

[fish boy in toronto]

 

[fish boy in toronto]

 

[fish boy in toronto]

 

[fish boy in toronto]

sorry for crappy pics i hope they will do

 

[Gomer]

The top left is the female and bottom right is the male. Note, the female's dorsal fin has a black blotch.

http://i166.photobucket.com/albums/u108/gomer_ian/2007_0102fish0013.jpg