hello, i am wondering how you sex a 2 inch long salvini cichlid and firemouth cichlid, if anyone has any pictures of a male salvini, female salvini, male firemouth, and female firemouth can you post pictures or give me links to pictures so i can compare them? i need to know how to sex them because i want a male salvini and a male firemouth for a 55 gallon aquarium, thanks!
how do you sex juvenile salvini cichlid and firemouth cichlid?
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would these be a good example of what a female salvini looks like then?
http://www.cichlids.com/pictures/pic/Salvini_Cichlid-1.html
http://www.aquahobby.com/gallery/e_Cichlasoma_salvini.php
and is this a male?
http://aquavisie.retry.org/Database/Aquariumfish/Cichlasoma_salvini.html
thanks!
Firemouths aren't really easy to sex at a small size... At least I don't know an easy way to do it.
Have you considered a pair of either species instead of both?
Have you considered a pair of either species instead of both?
the bottom one appears to be female also. this can be a tricky way to sex when they are young cause it may not always show so id get three and hope for a nice male and keep your favorite one and take back the other two unless you get a pair which is what i would do with a spare 55 cause breeding cichlids are amazing and a pair of salvini fit perfect in a 55
IMO- all these Salvini are female. Notice the lack of pearling & there is alot of red on their flanks
i think i'll pick out the salvini that looks the most like a male and doesn't have black on it's dorsal fin and hope it turns out to be a male
Examples of male Salvini ( not my pics/ I got them off Google- sorry if they're yours)
http://www.aquariacentral.com/forums/attachment.php?attachmentid=57896&stc=1&d=1218161597
http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4019/4431131966_37eb250491.jpg
http://www.aquariacentral.com/forums/attachment.php?attachmentid=57896&stc=1&d=1218161597
http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4019/4431131966_37eb250491.jpg
