some advice on my new fronnies

[emiee]

just wondering how do i go about sexing fronnies.
i picked up 4 this weekend (sat) which were in a tank with 3 red jewels (i think thats what they are called but no idea really)

where they were i couldnt really see them much but were told one was holding (wasnt when i picked them up) and another one has held in the past but have never had any fry from either. this didnt bother me as i just wanted them anyway.

i now have them home (all 7 fish) and i have 2 that constantly hide in caves and 2 that are constantly forced into a spot and are not allowed to move. Just wondering what sexes i am most likely to have if this is their behaviour.

any ideas appriecated  :idea:\
thanks

you best bet is to get some photos up, and sizes of the fish, and what type of frontosa they are, If they are 6 bar, your males will generally have a larger hump on there head, and be bigger than the females, that is if they are fully grown.

[emiee]

thanks heaps for your help glen
i have looked back at your posting pic tutorial and giving it an attempt.
but from what you say i think i may have 3 males and 1 female
here goes
the smallest possible female (approx 13cms)
[img:41f62a3c5f]http://i23.photobucket.com/albums/b368/emiee_/smallfront1.jpg[/img:41f62a3c5f]
the other 2 (approx 15cms total) that are chased by the last one so am assuming they are male
[img:41f62a3c5f]http://i23.photobucket.com/albums/b368/emiee_/otherfronnie.jpg[/img:41f62a3c5f]

[img:41f62a3c5f]http://i23.photobucket.com/albums/b368/emiee_/filterfronnie.jpg[/img:41f62a3c5f][/img]

the largest hump (approx 16cms total)
[img:41f62a3c5f]http://i23.photobucket.com/albums/b368/emiee_/bigfronnie2.jpg[/img:41f62a3c5f]
oh i hope i have done it right  :)
please let me know if you agress with with in the sexing of them.
thanks again  :)

[emiee]

ok nest question
how do nake the pics smaller/normal
ta  :)

[cichlidwoman]

It sounds like you have a dominant male (the last pic) that is showing who's boss, so you could have 2 other males if he's only picking on them, however they could be female.... Also males generally have larger humps on their head.  I've got 7 fronnies and from watching their (personality & behaviour) you get a pretty good guess. My males fight alot and brood in their caves. Anyway thats just from my experience, check out this site for some good info http://frontosa.com or ask sealord in the breeder register or deagon theo they breed them & can probably give you some more insight

Yea its abit hard to tell, i would say the top two are females, next one a subdominant male, and the last the dominant male.

But cichlidwoman is probably right, you can get a good idea just from looking at them. Can I ask what you paid for them?

[emiee]

i brought them in a package but can pm or email you what i got etc if you like

[aussieguy870]

i would have to agree with cichlidwoman and someone on the pics to but its not 100% definite, as i found out when i kept fronnies a year ago
u can try your hand at vent sexing which can give you pretty much a decisive answer
there is a link to a site which shows how to vent sex for fronnies, if i find it ill put it up
its not that hard  :wink:

cheers
sean

[emiee]

that would be great sean. would love to know what i looking for.  

nevo i have replied to your pm regarding these

[aussieguy870]

heres the link emiee
http://www.cichlid-forum.com/articles/frontosa_sexing.php
try it out if ya like, once you know how to youll never forget it  :P

[emiee]

thanks sean... just found that site myself and was having a good old read and looksee until someone came in and asked me did i enjoy staring at fishes bums... :lol:  :oops:  :lol:

Yea if you could pm that would be great.

Cheers,

[emiee]

pm sent glen
ta  :)

[devz11]

Looks to me like 1 female and 3 males