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[ddavila06]

these guys are nuts! these i got from this months speaker at ACA a few months back. a dozen young ones. nice little fishes until they grew some! now there is so much chaos in the tank! "dont move or i will chase you!" how can i sex them? what are some male signs?? comments? thanks

 

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Patience grasshopper...

...when they get a little bigger it will be easy. If it's not obvious yet its because they're still small, but as they grow fast just wait a few weks and it should all be clear.

 

[mscichlid]

Females are easier to sex than the males. If you notice, the females usally show darkness in their pectoral fins and the first three spines of the dorsal.

 

[leisure_man]

You mean the ventral or pelvic fins.... not pectoral.

 

[ddavila06]

thank you guys! i had forgotten i started this thread! =O which one is it, ventral or pectoral...no fighting please! hihi =)

 

[mscichlid]

You mean the ventral or pelvic fins.... not pectoral.

Yup, that's what i meant! The ones in the front...pelvic.