hi im a nube at caring or cichlids with hard water and high ph i was trying to sex the cichlids i bought hesterday and to tell you the truth they are still juviniles about an inch in length each exept for the rusty cichlid it is 1.5 inches can i still sex them anyway some of mine have egg spots but i heard females can have them 2 but im getting frustrated i was creating the tank for them all day yesterday god thing they lived i would have killed myself i gave away the fish i already had so back to the cichlids i am feeding them peas, tropical flakes, cichlid gold, and blod worms my ph is around 7.7 and i dont know about my hardness but i put gravel mixed with crushed corals and shells to harden it. thank you all in advanced:grinyes: