convict, male or female?

[Oscar_Mania]

I have this convict and I'm not sure whether it is male or female. It has the trailing dorsal and anal fins of a male, but orange spots on its belly. I hear some male convicts are being bred with the orange. It is in with a female and there are eggs. Not sure whose as I noticed a tube coming out of the convict in question. Do males use a tube to fertilize the eggs? Both are guarding the eggs. Could I just have two females that have paired up? Oh and there is no orange on the back of the fish like there is on the female.

[Haggisman]

Female, both sexes can have trailing fins but only the female can get the orange markings.

[tel0004]

Thats not true. I have two convicts, and they both have orange marks on the belly. THe female does have more, but the male has some. They have bred 3 times, so I know one is male and one is female. Im not sure what sex your convict is, but im saying that males can have onange spots.

[Haggisman]

Any pictures, I have never seen a male con with an orange belly.

[convict]

female have the tube

[Oscar_Mania]

Yeah, I have two females. I think I'll just let them live out their life together. I don't think they've caught on that there is a reason why their eggs don't hatch. I think they take turns laying them. If only convicts were capable of changing their sex :rolleyes:

[N8DOGG]

Female, both sexes can have trailing fins but only the female can get the orange markings.

I think Akidoguy can provide a picture of a male with the orange markings. I'll also se if I can find one. But in general females get it but not always, some males can.