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 wonderingNo dark blotche in the dorsal so will say male.
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 malesLooks a lot like the male I got from Jeff Rapps View attachment 1378795