Joshie Posted August 17, 2005 Report Share Posted August 17, 2005 Help me please. Looking on the net I've found alot of conflicting info. Does anyone have or know someone who has these who can tell me what the deffinate sex differences are? I've got 5, 3 of which have coloured up the same, starting to get bumps on foreheads so assuming male, other 2 just starting to colour. Also know as "Cichlasoma" (Theraps) nicaraguensis or Hypsophrys nicaraguensis. I havce the Costa Rica colour varient, locally breed in West Auckland. Appeciate anyones help. Thank you Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alan Posted August 17, 2005 Report Share Posted August 17, 2005 POP to sex those cichlids Joshie Have a look at the anal, dorsal and caudal fin. See any colour or mark differences?? No? Then they are all the same sex!! The differences you are looking for are what I term spangles. When I had breeders and first setting them up, I couldn't see any diffs either, until sitting in front of them one day with a friend, I said, "blowed if I can sez these things" He said, "Look at the single fins, they have got spangles." Problem solved. :oops: So I'm passing on that tip to you. Have fun breeding them, they make good parents, and the fry are easy to raise with them. Alan 104 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Joshie Posted August 17, 2005 Author Report Share Posted August 17, 2005 Yea... Damn, hoped you wouldn't say that. hehehe So same as usual huh. Oh wells. The 4th one's started colourin, so here's hoping. hehehe Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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