male or female?

[crazycanuck]

yup you got 'er now lol yea its a male... are you going to try to breed him??

 

[Marxman187]

yup you got 'er now lol yea its a male... are you going to try to breed him??

probly not from what i have heard it takes a 100gallon for a pair i would like to tho i am just very happy everyone is saying male because they are much more colorful when adults. yah!

 

[Marxman187]

any guesses on about how old he is?

 

[crazycanuck]

how many inches is he??
within a year they are full grown,mine grew about an inch a month

 

[Marxman187]

how many inches is he??
within a year they are full grown,mine grew about an inch a month

i woulod say he is about 3 inches max maybe 2 1/2 and when do you expect full coloration?

 

[mostlycichlids]

Looks male to me he looks to be about 2-3 mo old.

 

[Marxman187]

Looks male to me he looks to be about 2-3 mo old.

cool thanks can you give me your best guess on this 1?

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v207/sexyirishman/Fish/100_0963.jpg

 

[Marxman187]

i have also heard that males have two black spots....one on the tail and one mid body is this true because mine has them and that would be a fool proof way to tell if true

 

[mostlycichlids]

Best way to tell is the amount of spots on the lower part of the gill plate and males are bigger and bulkier than females.

 

[Marxman187]

do males have more or less spots on the face than female?