A. Cacatuoides Male or Female?

[MapleNeil]

Hi, his name is Flash, he was sold to me as a male but he is quite yellow and has black on his ventral fins. Could this be a female?

 

[Brookster123]

Sleeper female, her name is flash

 

[MapleNeil]

Sleeper female, her name is flash

I've heard of sleeper males.... is sleeper female a real thing?

 

[Brookster123]

I've heard of sleeper males.... is sleeper female a real thing?

Maybe I just made that up? Sleeper males are for sure a thing. I still say female

 

[charliebankston]

Maybe I just made that up? Sleeper males are for sure a thing. I still say female

Haha! How old is it? Roughly

 

[charliebankston]

Males will develop a longer dorsal fin. And get a little bigger. But without side by side, it's hard to say. I'm leaning toward female also

 

[MapleNeil]

Haha! How old is it? Roughly

I've had her for two months... I would guess 6 months old or so.

 

[charliebankston]

I've had her for two months... I would guess 6 months old or so.

Prob female then

 

[charliebankston]

Is this the same fish you posted with the other question?

 

[MapleNeil]

No. They were both supposed to be male. Now I have a female cacatuoides and male viejita in the same tank. That wasn't the plan. Oh well the golden killifish will eat any Hybrid fry anyway.

 

[charliebankston]

Oh OK, I thought it was the same, I was gonna change my opinion cuz that first one you posted is def a male. I'm sure you can see the longer flowing pointy fins. That's a common new world cichlid trait for the males only. Besides a slight size difference