Is My Firemouth Cichlid A Male Or A Female

[1411939]

it also has some dull faded stripes on its body like when a convict cichlid looks stressed. but they are very dull, is it a female or a male??, i bought it from petsmart, they had many firemouths in the same tank though, so i think it was about to breed, is it a female or a male? based on the description?

 

[minxfishy]

A photo would help us to decide.

 

[River Dog]

From your description I would guess a female, but as minxfishy says without a picture this is in no way definite. Thorichthys meeki are lovely Cichlids especially in pairs as their colour and beauty will show a lot more. As with all the Thorichthys species they stay relatively small and show some beautiful colouration, along with fascinating breeding/brood care.

 

[1411939]

A photo would help us to decide.

this is the firemouth

 

[snowflake311]

Very nice looking fish. I would say male.

 

[Kgforlife]

Pointed dorsal fin and very red throat are males

 

[minxfishy]

Male.

 

[Tropical_Decade]

Id say that was a very nice looking male!

 

[Bebobb]

Male new worlds usually have pointy dorsal fins. So I would say it is a male. Good luck with him.