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IS my flower horn male or female

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Question

my flower horn
IS my flower horn male or female



if you zoom the picture near its eyes u can find 3 white dots what is it.

i have attached the picture.

Answer
Hi Selva;

Take a look at the anal vent. It is U-shaped in females and V-shaped in males. When they are maturing the males have a larger nuchal hump on the top of the head too.

Your fish looks pretty normal to me as far as the spots but I can't tell it's sex by the picture without seeing the vent or a size reference and/or another fish to compare with. I'm just not that experienced with these fish. You might ask Ron Coleman. He is a cichlid expert that really knows his stuff. Here's his profile page;

http://www.allexperts.com/ep/1472-21527/Fish/Ron-Coleman.htm

Good luck...

At Your Service;
Chris Robbins