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Sex of convicts

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As I have stated before, I am a complete novice.

How do I knw what sex my convicts are? There are 5 cichlids in the tank, 2 yellow ones, 2 which seem so be convicts, one of which is a beautiful colour etc, but the other is really dull. I first thought this might be an indication that it is female?But now Im not sure. The 5th fish is an ugly black-brownish looking fish?

This is my gfs tank and the fish were just sold to her at a petshop without any explanation.

Ill try get some pictures
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convict males have longer fins.... that are pointier.... the color really doesn't matter... one might be a better quality fish, dominant etc.... females have rounded fins and yellow tummies if they are pink and red if they are striped
here is a male convict
http://s277.photobucket.com/albums/kk70 ... 400991.jpg
here's a pair, the female is in the back
http://s277.photobucket.com/albums/kk70 ... 401017.jpg
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