difference in jewel cichlids???

[AquaMason]

i bought two jewel cichlids from petsmart about 2 or 3 weeks ago and one of them has all white/silver fins and one has bright yellow fins and is much more colorful. why is this? are they male and female or dif subspecies maybe? any advice is appreciated

 

[Celt44]

What are there markings? They are very hard to sex... Anyways here are my jewels they are H. Guttatus

 

[Celt44]

Do they look like these guys?

 

[garfy]

Nice fish they both look like males to me

 

[AquaMason]

they are so young its hard to tell but from the research ive done i quess mine are fake? they have another dot about half way down there nody where yours do not

 

[Lady_Alia]

they are so young its hard to tell but from the research ive done i quess mine are fake? they have another dot about half way down there nody where yours do not

How can you have a 'fake' fish? lol

There are several strains of jewels. No worries, you have a real jewel just maybe not the same strain. lol

 

[garfy]

How can you have a 'fake' fish? lol

There are several strains of jewels. No worries, you have a real jewel just maybe not the same strain. lol

x100 my jewels have a second spot farther down their body but it doesnt mean that they are fake.

 

[Lady_Alia]

Here's a thread you might find interesting

http://www.sydneycichlid.com/jewel-cichlids.htm

 

[AquaMason]

well i read all the profiles and i still cant tell just because im not an expert and they are fairly young. when they get older is it easier to tell the difference

 

[AquaMason]

one more question i have the 2 jewels in with my jd who is about 5 in and the jewels are 2 and 2.5 in long in a 125g it has plenty of hiding places and they all seem to get along. do you think ill be able to keep them together?