South American Cichlids • Please help sex my green terror.

[T.Jones]

Hi guys, I recently purchased a little green terror (promised to be a male) but I am having trouble trying to determine the sex of it. It is quite a weird looking one which looks to have a slightly bent tail, it probably should have been a cull. I had it ordered in to my very small lfs and was told it was definitely a male. It was very small at this stage at about an inch long. I got it for next to nothing so I just agreed to take it home.

Can someone please have a go at predicting the sex of this fish.
P.s I don’t plan to ever breed this fish it is just more of a curiosity thing.
Thanks.

[T.Jones]

[wryan]

Looks to be male to me.

[T.Jones]

Awesome thanks for having a look wryan. I was leaning towards male but was worried that there isn’t much of a head bump yet and the pattern on the dorsal fin is very faint. I’ll keep watching him grow and see how he turns out.
Thanks.

[wryan]

Awesome thanks for having a look wryan. I was leaning towards male but was worried that there isn’t much of a head bump yet and the pattern on the dorsal fin is very faint. I’ll keep watching him grow and see how he turns out.
Thanks.

Pro tip ( )

The rear tip of the dorsal fin will be pointed on males, whereas on females it is rounded.

And FWIW, also true for at least some African cichlids.

[Toms45hd]

Female

[T.Jones]

Female

What makes you say this? I’ve been on the fence for quite some time about it. I think I’m just going to have to catch it and vent it. Is venting easy on green terrors?

[Toms45hd]

Dorsal and annul fin don’t reach the end of the tail. Males fins reach or go past tail.