Electric Blue Chilids

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JonesyJ666

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How do u sex these, i've read many a web site and still go no where
 
 
Males are blue while females are dull gray, if your refering to electric blue haps.
 
Or are you referring to electric blue rams, Mikrogeophagus ramirezi?  Whenever possible, use/include scientific names for proper identification.  If it is, males tend to have an elongated dorsal fin.  That said, not a great system...

Just saw your former post. It is a Electric blue ram.  Fluttermoth did give an answer though.
 
Yes, I've been looking for decent pictures to illustrate what I mean, but I can't find any!
 
Best I can do is link to these pics; http://www.aquaticcommunity.com/aquariumforum/showthread.php?t=21082 and http://www.aquahobby.com/gallery/e_German_Blue_Ram_Mikrogeophagus_ramirezi.php
 
I know those are the normal colouration, rather than electric blues, but if you look closely (and it is a subtle difference; rams are very difficult to sex), you can see the difference in finnage on them. The anal fin reaching out past the beginning of the tail is the easiest thing to look for.
 
Do bear in mind that immature or sub-dominant males may look female for a long time.
 
by the looks of that second picture flutter, i have two females, thank you
 
Ah well; one might still turn out to be a male yet, if they're youngsters.
 

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