Young Adult Vieja Zonatum- M/F?

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Jack Dempsey
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I recently picked up a Zonatum from an LFS and I am trying to determine its sex. I owned a similar sized pair of Regani for a while but besides that I'm fairly new to the Vieja genus. I'm under the impression that female Vieja's will not be as colorful as the males so somebody please correct me if I'm wrong.

This one seems pretty nice and is about 5"-6" TL. It is actually pretty docile. Can someone tell me their opinion of its sex? Also, is it possible that it's too early to tell? I'm used to African Peacocks where you can tell without a doubt by 2"!



Any comments or thoughts appreciated!




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nice looking fish,i would say female,but i have never keep them before.i would also suggest searching on MFK(upper left) for pics to compare.aquamojo site has alot of pics also
 
Yeah, I have no idea. I need to put him/her up for sale though because my GT is not getting along with it anymore. To the market!
 
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