To early to ID?

[bensflowerhorn]

I've had this flowerhorn for about a month and wondering if it's a male or female. Is it to early to tell? Any guesses?

 

[benjaminn]

nice one!

 

[d3ssen27]

check its vent

 

[bensflowerhorn]

check its vent
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Thank you. I have seen this image before and have tried to determine the sex. But I am not confident I am looking at it right. Some times it looks rounded, sometimes it looks pointy. I took pictures of two young flower horns I'm growing out. One looks male, the other female. But I still believe they are both male. Neither has the mark on the dorsal fin or hump development.

 

[bensflowerhorn]

What are your thoughts?

 

[DIRTY REDD]

Female

 

[bensflowerhorn]

Picked up 2 young FH today. This is one of them. I know its early, but is this a male?

 

[DIRTY REDD]

Looks like he has a point sticking down...I would guess yes but that isnt the best picture to tell

 

[bensflowerhorn]

Looks like he has a point sticking down...I would guess yes but that isnt the best picture to tell

What angle would be a better? The underside of the fish; similar to the first set of pictures that I posted?

 

[DIRTY REDD]

For this one, just one from the side would probably be sufficient