Lepperfish Posted October 19, 2004 Share Posted October 19, 2004 Can anyone confirm the sex of these greshakeis.. ? Cheers.. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BlakeyBoyR Posted October 19, 2004 Share Posted October 19, 2004 I pulled this from http://www.cichlidcircus.com/redtopcobaltzebra1.html for you: The males are almost always a brilliant "Ice Blue" color (once matured), with deep orange/red coloration to the dorsal and caudal fins. Females are usually a brownish/grey and the fin colors are the orange/red color of the males, but significantly less spectacular. Juvenile fish will display roughly the same colorations of the female, along with some faint vertical bars. Going by that Id say you have one male and one female mate. Beyond the obvious colour difference, the top fish seems to have an elongated dorsal fin which trails off to a point, the anal fin too comes to apoint albeit a lot less pronounced. Also, the top one has egg spots and the bottom doesnt, Im not sure if these are sure-fire ways to sex greshakei but it makes me lean towards the 1m 1f answer. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Burek Posted October 19, 2004 Share Posted October 19, 2004 i dont know i think the top is male and the bottom is female Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lepperfish Posted October 19, 2004 Author Share Posted October 19, 2004 Well if they are male/female/ I mght set up a 3 foot tank for them and see if they can get any fry happeneing.. But will 1 male and one female be enough? Will the male need more females or will the 2 be ok ? I think the ratio is 1 male to 3 females? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BlakeyBoyR Posted October 19, 2004 Share Posted October 19, 2004 Id suggest more females mate. Greshakei can get quite aggressive normally so I hate to see what theyd be like when spawning! Besides, if you plan to breed them it cant hurt to obtain females from different sources anyway Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Burek Posted October 19, 2004 Share Posted October 19, 2004 1m - 3f, or you can have more females if ya want.. nearly everyone knows that! try google first coz it has alot of info Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lepperfish Posted October 19, 2004 Author Share Posted October 19, 2004 Advice taken on board blakeyboyR... He is quite agressive in my tank now and is dominate.. MY Saulosi male appeared dominant at 1st but then the grehakei superceeded him.. Now to find some more females.. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Burek Posted October 19, 2004 Share Posted October 19, 2004 1m - 3f, or you can have more females if ya want.. nearly everyone knows that! try google first coz it has alot of info Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lepperfish Posted October 19, 2004 Author Share Posted October 19, 2004 Dont double post, nearly everyone knows that.. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BlakeyBoyR Posted October 19, 2004 Share Posted October 19, 2004 Touchè Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Burek Posted October 19, 2004 Share Posted October 19, 2004 lol it diditn want to post lol so i kept on pressign it then i saw it posted 2 times Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
slotha Posted October 22, 2004 Share Posted October 22, 2004 Top one is male and bottom female Yeah get more female so the male won't continuely harrass the same female, it will be evenly dispersed. Hows Newy going Lepper? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lepperfish Posted October 22, 2004 Author Share Posted October 22, 2004 Good thanks Slotha, I can see your still evading the moderators with your status and still being a cichlid.. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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