How do you tell the Sex of Keyholes Cichlids

[Gill]

As Above.

Do Males Have a Pointed Dorsal Fin and Females Rounded.

As it looks like I have a Male and Female.

The smaller of the 2 Has a Rounded Dorsal. And Will Also Develop The Vertical Breeding Stripes of a Female Betta. Does this signify she is Ready To Breed Like with Bettas. ???

 

[aloaring]

Hi Psgill
Bear with me as i have no photos of my fish so i will have to describe to you.
I have a breeding pair of keyholes (except they keep on eating the eggs), you'll only truly be able to tell their sex when they are fully mature which is about 4 inches long.
The male will be larger with with his anal and dorsal fins being very long and pointed, nearly touching each other in some cases. the female will be slightly smaller and rounder with as you said more rounded dorsal fins. i found the female also looks more feminine.
Also the male will be displaying to her by puffing up his gills and "shaking" himself in front of her.
When they are ready to bred their colours will be amazing, they will also find a patch that is theirs and scare all other fish out of it. isf they do succesfully lay eggs then be warned the first few batches they will probably eat!

Hope this helps

 

[Gill]

Yep,

That exactly how they Look.

The Female Became Very dark and reclusive for a few days. Staying Close to a patch of Plants Behind the Slate.

I really like these and If they Breed when Mature, then all the better.

Thanks for the Info.