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sexing young cichlids ?



 
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big-pig-666
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PostPosted: Thu May 18, 2006 4:24 am    Post subject: sexing young cichlids ? Reply with quote
is there a way to sex juvanile/young cichlids by behavior ? i think i am going to buy a red devil for my 75g tank and keep it with a common pleco, but i only want a male. any one know how if and how i could sex them?
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PostPosted: Thu May 18, 2006 4:42 am    Post subject: Reply with quote
Nope, not by behavior.

I think with midas, the only ways to sex them are the presence of a nuchal hump on mature males and maybe by the fin length (could be wrong about the fin length applying to midas). Either one of those probably won't be too useful for juveniles.

-Chelle
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