Texas cichlid sexing

[Cahmasjl]

I have a electric blue Texas cichlid around 5 inches and was wondering if anyone knows the sex.

 

[Jexnell]

No dark blotche in the dorsal so will say male.

 

[Cahmasjl]

No dark blotche in the dorsal so will say male.

None of the Texas it was with had the black spot. Normally they do but this type of Texas doesn’t that’s why I was wondering

 

[Jexnell]

Looks a lot like the male I got from Jeff Rapps

 

[Cahmasjl]

Looks a lot like the male I got from Jeff Rapps View attachment 1378795

Do you have a vent photo of him. I want to see what the vent looks like. The Texas I got apparently all the ones in the tank were breeding pairs at one point so I don’t know if mine is a male or not. Two of the Texas was noticeably different in size and easily were males

 

[Jexnell]

Sorry no vent pics, he grew the fastest of the group of five I got, and killed off three of his siblings. A friend of a fellow MFK member has him now.

 

[duanes]

By Electric Blue Texas (new more catchy trade name). I assume its Herichthys carpintus.
Here is an adult male.

now the same female only much younger

Now a younger female

 

[Cahmasjl]

By Electric Blue Texas (new more catchy trade name). I assume its Herichthys carpintus.
Here is an adult male.

now the same female only much younger

Now a younger female

I have a carpitinis and it look different than my electric blue. I was just looking for advice on my vent pictures