When do female convicts start showing orange/pink?

[Freezekougra]

Size please, idk ages

Ty

 

[bigspizz]

1/2" give or take a few millimeters...

 

[PieTangle]

i would agree with bigspizz but mine would always show hers when she was full of eggs

 

[Freezekougra]

Ty both ^^

Guess I gotta find a female at a LFS

 

[bigspizz]

This female is under an inch.

 

[Mystus Redtail]

I've had female under an inch with plenty of orange, just depends if they are dominant or not, at least in my experience. The less dominant ones are really hard to see the orange on.