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	cichlid sexing
bettachris Ultimate Fish Guru Posts: 3875 Kudos: 4173 Votes: 452 Registered: 13-Jun-2004	when they are small(frontosa, and brichardi) is their a general rule do sexing them when small, something about the dorsal fin being pointed or rounded. like in kribensis.
Posted 26-Jan-2006 12:02
bananacoladafuze Enthusiast Posts: 170 Kudos: 147 Votes: 19 Registered: 20-Mar-2005	I think if you're going sex the fish based on the shape of the dorsal fin, the male would have the more pointy fin and the females fin would be more rounded. How big are the fish you're talking about? ______________ Cake or death?
Posted 26-Jan-2006 12:02
bettachris Ultimate Fish Guru Posts: 3875 Kudos: 4173 Votes: 452 Registered: 13-Jun-2004	small around less than 3 inches, i was looking at them, i saw a few with a more rounded dorsal, <(frontosa) and in the birchandi i have two bigger ones and a smaller one, now, i had one for awhile, but in the past week i bought the other two at the same time, and looks to be about the same spawn, the larger one (i think male) has a longer dorsal than the other, but idk if that is just b/c it is bigger than the other one. i know finage is not the right way, due to fancier fish being produced, so what else is there to look for in young/small fish.
Posted 26-Jan-2006 12:02
inkodinkomalinko Fish Guru Posts: 2441 Kudos: 833 Registered: 18-Jan-2003	Behaviour. Usually you'd spot a male frontosa in the group if it's alot more active and bosses the others around. Usually, it has the best territory also. Females would usually huddle around each other. This is IME, not facts, but it does work. Males would grow much more faster than the females also. Male brichardis usually have a small hump, while females have an even forehead. Fins hardly account for sexing frontosa and brichardi, rarely do they tell the story.
Posted 26-Jan-2006 12:02
greenmonkey51 Fish Master Posts: 1571 Kudos: 1692 Votes: 5 Registered: 28-Jan-2004	Fronts are fairly difficult to sex unless you vent them. The pointed ventral/anal fin is mostly in new world cichlids.
Posted 26-Jan-2006 12:02
bettachris Ultimate Fish Guru Posts: 3875 Kudos: 4173 Votes: 452 Registered: 13-Jun-2004	these are still very small/young fish, but i will keep an eye out, with the birchandi~ i dont notice anything different in the bump, but with the growth, is it the same in them, as in the males will grow faster.
Posted 26-Jan-2006 12:02
luvmykrib Fish Addict Posts: 585 Kudos: 256 Votes: 27 Registered: 08-Nov-2005	How would you tell a young male krib from a young female krib, I have a female and would like a male, should I keep 2 males (if I can find 2) or just try and get one? Also how would they do in a tank with 5 tiger barbs, 2 flying foxes, 2 rainbow sharks,(at least one will be coming out soon), and 2 zebra danios (they may be moving with the shark)Thanx in advance.? "If you're afraid you'll make a mistake, you won't make anything." -Family Circus
Posted 26-Jan-2006 12:02
inkodinkomalinko Fish Guru Posts: 2441 Kudos: 833 Registered: 18-Jan-2003	The pelvic fins of the females are rounded, while male kribs have a point.
Posted 26-Jan-2006 12:02


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