Bolivian Rams- Sexing And Question

[ParadiseGuerrero]

I couple of days ago I got 2 bolivian rams. The LFs man says he thinks that he picked a male and female but can't be sure because they are pretty young. I was wonder if anybody can tell if they are male/female. I'm afraid theres quite a few pictures of the one I think is male but the female hids a lot so there's only one, I hope they're good enough.

Male? bigger and brighter coloured, he also settled in quickly

Female?- less black on the top fin, smaller and gets chaced

Also the 'male' is chacing the other a little, I think this is why she is hiding in the back so much (or am I being paranoid?) The 'male' is always up and about- I though cichlids hung nearer the bottom but he often goes to the top and takes flakes from the top too. I also read in a couple places they work well as groups- should I get 2 or so more until they get bigger? how else can I stop the chacing or will it stop on it's own?

 

[FishFanatic04]

I found that sexing my rams is very, very easy. However, yours look much younger then the ones I bought. Keep an eye on their breeder tubes. The females will stick out much more then the males and it becomes very obvious.

 

[ParadiseGuerrero]

where are the breeder tubes? Sorry these are my first cichlids

and any ideas on the chasing?

 

[ParadiseGuerrero]

roughly how old do rams have to be to be sexed?