I was examining my Flowerhorn the other day while feeding, and I'm not entirely convinced that what was labeled as a male is acutally a male. In front of the anal fin i noticed something protruding from the fish. Not sure if i'll be able to take a picture of it to post or not, but it almost looked like a small tube.
I know the only sure way to tell is to vent the fish, but with all of my experience with cichlids i've never done this before. I've always let them pair up naturally. Any advice? I know this picture doesn't show the area in question, but are there any indications in this shot that might make you think it could be a female?


I know the only sure way to tell is to vent the fish, but with all of my experience with cichlids i've never done this before. I've always let them pair up naturally. Any advice? I know this picture doesn't show the area in question, but are there any indications in this shot that might make you think it could be a female?

