Topic: unknown gender of convicts?please help

[azn4114]

i have two convicts and i am unable to determine what sex they are after a lot of mates that say they know but dont i thought of asking someone else.one of my convicts has the long dorsal and anal fins a bump on its head but it has a yellow belly and blue and green fins.the other is the same size about 7cm but has no coloration at all really.could they be both males because they are not hanging areound eachother much.can any1 help

[Luke]

well the one with long fins and  a bump on its head is a male ( the bumbs called a nuchal hump ) 

and the other could be either, it would really help if you could post a photo of them

[Gerry]

As Luke said, the one with the bump on it's head is a male, you used to be able to tell with the fin extensions and no red on the bellies of the males, but with in breeding it's not 100% now.
The females are normally smaller and more rounded with red or orange bellies and little/no fin extension's.

A photo would let us have guess

[azn4114]

can you please go to this site and tell me your opinion.                                                                                                                                                       http://au.msnusers.com/unknownmaleorfemaleconvicts.


can you get back to me asap please.thanks

[Luke]

my guess is you have 2 males, the coloured up one is your dominant one and the faded one is the subordinate.

[fnesr]

Fish in picture titled....covicts3 001 is definately a female. Fish in pic....covicts3 002 is most likely a male in my opinion (allthough hard to tell 100% from pictures there).

[Gerry]

Yeah, I think you have one of each

[Maddy mad man]

Yep I agree with the boys

[Maddy mad man]

as in one of each....

[convict_lover]

ok here is what i now of

males: huge bump, more extended on the tail part and alot bigger then females.

females: smaller then males on rare occanions theyl breed with small males but as i said its RARE ( sry for caps ) orange on stumick indicates females but males will sumtimes have orange but rare, so look for orange and smaler

if i missed nething then dont hessitate to add more