Update: Just received my "TRUE FESTAE" Need some input

[Miles]

Definately an Amphilophus festae! Congrats!! I'm definately leaning more towards male, just from looking at the anal, caudual, and dorsal fins. Females generally won't have all the spots and spangles in them, where as males generally tend to. Especially so around that age, and even more so as they grow.

You should be able to determine for sure if its male or female if it gets the telltale purple/blue/black blotch in the dorsal. Its unmistakeable. Males almost always don't have this.

If all else fails, you could always look up under its skirt. Venting is the sure fire way. Better pictures that have less noise probably wouldn't hurt either....

C'mon Jer it's a male..don't make me leave the ray forum

 

[jcardona1]

so unless something magical happens, it looks as though i have a male festae. are females hard to get a hold of in the hobby, or vice versa?

thx

 

[balton777]

both lol

 

[Red_Terror]

so unless something magical happens, it looks as though i have a male festae. are females hard to get a hold of in the hobby, or vice versa?

thx

I have a female about that size

 

[jcardona1]

haha seriously! i wish my LFS' supplier would let your purchase either males or females. that'd be awesome, i could then have a pair of true festaes!

 

[Red_Terror]

Its hard to get the correct sex at that size. You should just buy from Jeff rapps

 

[sbrady5pts]

male

 

[fishluvr12]

Def looks like a nice young male.Congrats on getting the Festae!

 

[warren4066]

it looks like a male but you really need to wait until it gets bigger....for females their intense red color will not come out unless its a pair

 

[Hawkfish3.0]

Congrats on the festae! Wish I could find one locally!