determing bumblebee cichlid sex

[WOGGIES]

Hi! How do you sex bumblebee cichlids? Thanks!

[The Wedge]

All I know is that most can only be truly distinguished by venting, but some like the Johannii for instance are different color. As for bumblebee cichlids I think venting them would be the only way because the sexes are almost identical.

[WOGGIES]

All I know is that most can only be truly distinguished by venting, but some like the Johannii for instance are different color. As for bumblebee cichlids I think venting them would be the only way because the sexes are almost identical.

what is venting?

[The Wedge]

Here ya go bro...I hope this link helps. Honestly, I have never vented any fish. I know the vent is much larger than the anus in the female where the male is almost the same size...but this is very general. They must be approaching maturity in order to tell.
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[Collin1104]

hey woggies! good news lol you dont have to vent! bumble bees are dimorphic which means the males are different colors than the females! just go to this page and use the drop box under the photo to look at pictures of each sex [Only Registered Users Can See Links.]

[RainMan]

Males are always really dark... they can go almost all gray with black bars.... to almost etirely black. However, I still had yellow on all of my bumbles. But, as juvis, they are simply darker than the females because their black bars almost combine into eachother. Females have a more pronounced yellow body with verticle bars.

You'll know you have a female and male in a tank.... they are quite different. Not too mention the male will grow about an inch longer after the first couple of months.