male or female?

[tap]

I just got all these new fish and im wondering if this cichlid is a male or female?? alll the others are males and its obviouse but this one is way more laidback and doesnt show as much colorring on his tale, ext.
hope you guys can help!

 

[ibr3ak]

You won't be able to visually sex that OB, unless you see it hold or spawn with a female. Depending on its size (if it's 2" or bigger) you can vent it to know for sure.

 

[Pittbull]

Yeah venting will be your best bet for Mbuna like these.. also i don't have to tell you having blood parrots with Mbuna is a bad ideal aye..

Here is a site to show/tell you how to vent a fish..

http://www.fishhead.com/articles/ventsex.htm

oo - male
o0 - female

 

[efors]

I agree with my 2 friends. In an OB zebra like that, coloring is not related with the fish gender.

 

[blue2fyre]

With OBs I have noticed males tend to be a bit lighter and show some blue in their fins. Sometimes they have a blue sheen to them. Now only my dominant male OB shows this coloring so it's in no way reliable. Females tend to be brighter orange but males can also show this color. Basically I agree with everyone else, to know for sure, vent them.