Parrot cichlids

[Carp890]

Do I have a pair of parrot cichlids, I was sold them as a pair very difficult to photo. One chasing the other about?

 

[Fishies4Ever]

The chasing could be aggression or it could be mating. Are they hurting each other? A way to distinguish between a male and a female would be the males have a slightly red tail when they are older and the females have a bluish tail. Do you know how old they are?

 

[Wills]

I’m not sure how it displays in these hybrid fish but pointed dorsal and anal fins usually mean male I see that on both of those fish so you could have two males and one is starting to get territorial. It may settle down as they form a hierarchy but you may need to separate them if the dominant one gets too much.

 

[Carp890]

The chasing could be aggression or it could be mating. Are they hurting each other? A way to distinguish between a male and a female would be the males have a slightly red tail when they are older and the females have a bluish tail. Do you know how old they are?

No seem young, they both have a slight red tail one is pushing other and chasing it, don't seem to damage it. I think I have 2 males