Convict Cichlid

[Rxblade123]

Early today while I was walking through the LFS I decided to some fish to my nearly empty 46 gallon. I saw some small convict cichlids and decided to try them again. I bought a pair of them. One of them I think is a female since it's small and has a orange colored patch on her stomach. The other I'm not so sure. It is bigger than the female, but when I look closely I notice 3 or 4 orange dots. Do some males have a few orange dots?

 

[Devilishturtles]

The other I'm not so sure. It is bigger than the female, but when I look closely I notice 3 or 4 orange dots. Do some males have a few orange dots?

IMO you likely have two females. Is the orange on the tummy? What kind of convicts are they?

 

[Rxblade123]

They are the dark colored ones with the black stripes. Its more of a pale orange color. If it's likely that they are both female then I'm going to take one back and try to pick out a male. Which one should I take back? The bigger one or the smaller one?

 

[Devilishturtles]

I'd take back the one you are hesitant on. Pink/orange on the belly and sometimes dorsal fin is a sure sign of a female.

Males are usually larger, less colorful, and have longer fins than females do.

HTH

 

[Rxblade123]

Thanks!