How To Tell Amles And Females?

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trapidz

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How can you tell if a african cichlid is a male or not, as i have a albino 7" - 8" cichlid, "name not known"

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It really depends on the species, some are monomorphic (males and females are identical) and some are dimorphic (males and females differ).

You might try posting a pic, if we can ID it for you, and it's a dimorphic speices, that will answer your question. If it's a monomorphic speices, the only definate way to tell is to observe them spawn. I know, not always convenient/possible. .

The other thing you can do is to vent your fish, however, it is difficult to tell on some fish. Here's a link: [URL="http://www.cichlid-forum.com/articles/gender.php"]http://www.cichlid-forum.com/articles/gender.php[/URL] .
 

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