Help Sexing My Ellioti Cichlids Please

[mrvillicus]

sorry for the terrible pictures. I have 2 ellioti and one is being bullied from what Ive read I believe I have 2 males, could any1 confirm with these pics if at all possible?
 

 

 

 

 

[balajake]

3 and 4 are female. 1st 2 photos aren't very good

 

[mrvillicus]

ah right thats the same fish what makes you say their female so I can understand the difference?

 

[balajake]

Splodges on the dorsal fin indicate female.

This was my female. You can see the splodge. I had a male too, having trouble finding the picture though

Found it. The male is the one at the top

The bottom one of yours seems to have a splodge and the top one doesnt. Some are of the opinion that not all females have the splodge.mine did and I think yours does too

 

[mrvillicus]

oh right, ok well I'll have a good look now, thanks for your help!

 

[Liam2368]

Sploges are not always the best way to identify the sex, females don't always have them and especially as prominant as yours.
 
You will struggle to positively identify them until they get a bit bigger.
 
Heres my male and female, I was unable to distinguish the sex for a long time because they looked so similar.
 
Male

 
Female
 
 

 

[balajake]

Maybe I had two girls lol.

 

[mrvillicus]

cheers liam those are beautiful fish, ill just have to wait

 

[balajake]

http/www.fishforums.net/index.php?/topic/397914-ellioti-started-breeding-already/

Saw this thread. Another splodgy female

 

[Liam2368]

When they have the splodge then it is female but they more often don't have them, it is probably to do with genetics. Mine were f1s.

 

[balajake]

My other one looks overly spangly on its black spot. Perhaps my other was a female also