sex me please

[wantsfish]

hi all,
i'm around 12-13cm venustus.
am i male or female...????
[img:f6c900a06a]http://i16.photobucket.com/albums/b34/wantsfish/d3a31908.jpg[/img:f6c900a06a]
thanks dave.

[wrk21]

IM GOING WITH FEM....

[wantsfish]

thanks wayne,
 was thinking that but wasn't sure.
thought if it was a male it would be showing some colour
by now.

dave.

[pearcys_blues]

yep Female.
males get a yellow strip from head to tail across the top of them.
and they also get a blue head.

Definatly a female.

[wantsfish]

thanks everyone.
now do i let her go or get a male...???
cheers dave

[Savage_roo]

Well if ya got the space get a male lol
Andrew

[caryb]

I have 2 females as well & chasing a male Venustus.



Cary

[wantsfish]

hi cary,
i thought you had a nice male.???



dave.

[watsonboyd]

venustus x spilorhynchus!

see the diagonal line running from the tail to the shoulder.
the other give away is the spot under the eye, Champsochromis spilorhynchus is the only malawi with this feature.

http://www.hull.ac.uk/cichlids/benthics/Champsochromis_spilorhynchus.JPG

Cheers
Boyd