how to sex coNvict cichlid?

soldier4jesus2099 · New member Joined: 07 Jul 2005 Posts: 18

hey i hav a convict nd idk how to sex it can u help ???

t_chelle16 · Moderator Joined: 22 Mar 2004 Posts: 3436

Females should have orange on their bellies. Males will also have longer, more pointed fins and, when they're more mature, a hump on their forehead.

Female:
http://www.thetropicaltank.co.uk/Fishindx/Fishpics/convict1.jpg

Male:
http://www.tropicalfishcentre.co.uk/convict.jpg

-Chelle

Trickster · Member Joined: 05 Apr 2005 Posts: 309 Location: My Chair

Also males are longer and skinnier, while females are shorter (bout inch shorter) and are more oval shaped then males (i personaly think a healthy female looks better then a male)

If your convicts develop a tourquise (Glowing bluish color) on the top or bottom fins means they are healthy, if there black stripes look more like grey, they are either stressed or unhealthy.

t_chelle16 · Moderator Joined: 22 Mar 2004 Posts: 3436

Trickster · Member Joined: 05 Apr 2005 Posts: 309 Location: My Chair

Pink convicts are slightly diffrent from the noraml striped. And you just got a weird convict.

Trickster · Member Joined: 05 Apr 2005 Posts: 309 Location: My Chair

O, and how big is your convict. It has to be a certain size before u can sex it, they will not start to develop the diffrent features untill they are at LEAST 1 inch.

dbltrubl98 · Member Joined: 24 Nov 2005 Posts: 68

Will the females start to get orange on their bellies at 1 in or is it the other differences?