All lugubris complex crenicichla can be sexed since females have a white dorsal stripe. Wallaci complex can be sexed with females having a dorsal spot and a reddish belly when sexually mature. Saxatilis complex crenicichla can be sexed with females either having a dorsal spot, a red belly, and/or a white line in the dorsal fin. Crenicichla compressiceps can be sexed with males having striations in the anal fin. Acutirostris complex can only be sexed from venting.
Sexing SA/CA Cichlids......(can I have a "Sticky/Pinned"?)
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Thorichthys Macullipinis, Cryptoheros Nanoluteus, Cryptoheros Myrnae, Herichthys Carpintis, salvinii, and Thorichthys Mixteco Blue can be sexed with females having a dorsal spot.
Nicaraguense can be sexed with females having a brighter bluish green head color whereas males a more washed out with pastel pink and orange hues in the face.
I think I'm tapped out at the moment.
Nicaraguense can be sexed with females having a brighter bluish green head color whereas males a more washed out with pastel pink and orange hues in the face.
I think I'm tapped out at the moment.
I have one with a red stripe along the top of the dorsal fin. It looks like Sveni, but I am new to Pike cichlids, so I gave up after the 1st 150 pictures I looked at. Sveni was the clostest looking one I could find.
Just a single spot on the dorsal fin?
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I have one with a red stripe along the top of the dorsal fin. It looks like Sveni, but I am new to Pike cichlids, so I gave up after the 1st 150 pictures I looked at. Sveni was the clostest looking one I could find.
Just a single spot on the dorsal fin?
If they have any spots, they are females.
Definitely has a dark spot on the posterior of the body just before the caudal fin starts
Pattern almost looks like a dark colored "zipper" running down the lateral line....any ideas what species?
Can't specifically help with the fish you're looking for, though with Jack Dempsey generally you'll see more "body plating" on males with the irredesence and females will have it more on the face, some people call it a "blue beard". Obviously you can have feminine males and masculin females, but I find it to be pretty accurate.
On a side note, there's already a sticky I believe. Duanes made it, visual guide to sexing new world cichlids I think...
On a side note, there's already a sticky I believe. Duanes made it, visual guide to sexing new world cichlids I think...
Prices for Festae vary from source to source and quality. I agree that jay got one heck of a deal on his. I know people that would pay 4-500$ for his pair. But he would most likely list them for 2-300$ which is a killer deal. Usually Festae run 10$ per inch till they start to color up and then can run 45-100$ for 4-6"
