Make or female german blue ram

[willsFishTank]

Is this a male or female German blue ram

It was chasing around another GBR at the store so I thought it was a male but I'm not sure now

 

[calfishguy]

I think he is a male. Does he have any black on his pelvic fins?

 

[TheCommunityCichlid]

Hard to tell with that picture

 

[willsFishTank]

Here are some better pictures

 

[Kromlech54]

The best way to tell a female gbr from a male is the females will have a pink stomach area, and usually will have more of the blue shine around the large black spot on each side of the fish, though the pink stomach is the best indicator.

 

[Kromlech54]

Yours looks male to me but I'm not 100% sure

 

[willsFishTank]

Ok thanks its new to the tank so as its colors brighten up over time I will probaly be able to tell

 

[Sillyfishies]

Ok thanks its new to the tank so as its colors brighten up over time I will probaly be able to tell

Male...

 

[Kromlech54]

Ok thanks its new to the tank so as its colors brighten up over time I will probaly be able to tell

The pink in the stomach should be visible even when the fish is young...

 

[Sillyfishies]

The pink in the stomach should be visible even when the fish is young...

Not necessarily. They get it when they hit the 3 to 3 and a half month. That ram right there is most likely around 4 and a half months old, so yes it should. I look more at the body shape, head shape, dorsal fin, fin development. And I would have to say male.

 

[Sillyfishies]

Wait can you get a close up of the dorsal perhaps?

 

[Kromlech54]

Not necessarily. They get it when they hit the 3 to 3 and a half month. That ram right there is most likely around 4 and a half months old, so yes it should. I look more at the body shape, head shape, dorsal fin, fin development. And I would have to say male.

Lol guess it depends on some peoples description of young as I would say 3-4 months is young, most breeders/LFS won't even sell them till around that age anyways.

 

[Sillyfishies]

Lol guess it depends on some peoples description of young as I would say 3-4 months is young, most breeders/LFS won't even sell them till around that age anyways.

3-4 months is the normal around here. Because of the very short life span and early maturity I put "young" around 2.5 months, when they really start to develop.

 

[TheCommunityCichlid]

I would agree male

 

[Aqualady40]

Male...

+1 agree looks male to me too..you should see the pink on the belly...when I got mine they were no bigger than 1.5 inches and the female had her pink spot then....

 

[CatoeSc]

I agree - male. Markings are so similar, but a males fins are much more prominent, particularly the dorsal. The first few rays of the dorsal fin of the male are longer than the rest and he's overall a bit bigger than the female. Check out this link. It might help.
http://www.aquaticcommunity.com/cichlid/germanblueram.php

 

[Scottyhorse]

Male for sure.

 

[willsFishTank]

Ok thanks I know it's a male now