Bumblebee Cichlid Male Or Female?

[netpox]

I have a Bumblebee Cichlid...how can i tell if it's a male or female?

 

[dthoffsett]

Once they reach around three or four inches males will turn bluish/grey with darker blue stripes while females will retain the yellow with brown stripes.

Under the pic in the link is a drop down menu for images of male, female and juvies.

[URL="http/www.cichlid-forum.com/profiles/species.php?id=845"]http/www.cichlid-forum.com/profiles/species.php?id=845[/URL]

 

[rewlyn]

cool i just got a pair yesterday ill keep me eye on it

 

[dthoffsett]

cool i just got a pair yesterday ill keep me eye on it

Great species, just thought I'd point out they are not a pairing fish, like all mbuna they should be kept in harems. This is especially important with a large aggressive species like P.crabro. While I, kj, and Ferris have all kept single specimens in mbuna communities with no problems, I understand they can be holy terrors when in groups. I've read quite a few accounts of them wiping out entire tanks on cichlid-forum, if keeping more than one they are really best suited in a species tank of 6ft or more.