Mrs Frog Posted February 11, 2008 Report Share Posted February 11, 2008 Do all female convicts have an orange-ness on their belly area? I have two and can not figure out if they are both male or not. :-? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Simian Posted February 11, 2008 Report Share Posted February 11, 2008 I don't think they do that is the easiest way to sex them but I have a mature female who has the same colouring as the male...some of their offspring have orange bellies tho The females are typically smaller and have a slightly different finnage, do a google search thats what I do I can never remember properly. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mrs Frog Posted February 12, 2008 Author Report Share Posted February 12, 2008 I have one with a slight hump on its forehead and is bigger than the other who has no hump lol, no orange bellies on either of them and neither of them have long flowing finnage like I've seen on the net on other male convicts , its annoying me because I paid for a male and a female and I have no idea what i've got lol....oh and there is a bigger and smaller in size but then I have no idea how old they are....one could be a lot smaller and a lot younger! sheesh. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
David R Posted February 12, 2008 Report Share Posted February 12, 2008 Sounds like you definitely have one male, the other could be female or a smaller male. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mrs Frog Posted February 12, 2008 Author Report Share Posted February 12, 2008 Yeah the bigger humphead one patrols the tank, pushes other fish away from his/her 'caves' and 'spots' whereas the smaller Convict spends a lot of time in a pit that it has dug down by the heater. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Simian Posted February 12, 2008 Report Share Posted February 12, 2008 Im no expert but if ones hanging out in a pit..and aggression is on the rise, you may be in for some convict lovin :roll: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mrs Frog Posted February 12, 2008 Author Report Share Posted February 12, 2008 Im no expert but if ones hanging out in a pit..and aggression is on the rise, you may be in for some convict lovin :roll: lol yeah I have no idea what they are doing or whats going on Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jewelz Posted February 13, 2008 Report Share Posted February 13, 2008 I reckon by tomorrow you'll know whether or not you've got a pair Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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