The Vieja maculicauda of mine....it's male or female??

**wecan** · 11-20-2012, 12:38 AM

Please help me for how to to differentiate the male and female of Vieja maculicauda!!
this pic of my is the female?? thanks

**Vieja man** · 11-20-2012, 6:43 PM

Nice. i think its a male> looks like mine and mine is a male

**wecan** · 11-20-2012, 8:34 PM

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Originally Posted by Vieja man

Nice. i think its a male> looks like mine and mine is a male

OMG......
what's female looks like???

thanks!!!

**wecan** · 12-17-2012, 8:44 PM

does anyone have female pic??? thanks!!

**dstuer1950** · 12-17-2012, 10:47 PM

Other than venting
With many of the Vieja/Paraneetroplus types, the profile is one way to determine.
Just below is a female breidhori

Just below, a male

The fins can sometimes be used
note the bluntness of the fins on the female below

compare those to the male 2nd pic above, and below

**dstuer1950** · 12-18-2012, 5:02 PM

Check the latest issue of the on line mag, The Cichlid Scene by Lee Nuttal, it has beautiful photos of a pair.

**notho2000** · 12-19-2012, 1:12 AM

I believe that your 'maculicauda' is a female. She has smaller and less pointed fins. Also she is smaller than a male her age. As well, males have a steeper forhead as they get older. Here's a young pair of mine, male to the right.

**pitdogg2** · 12-19-2012, 11:21 AM

fins can be a good indication but I have seen dominate females appear like males in their finnage when alone in a tank.

**notho2000** · 12-19-2012, 1:05 PM

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Originally Posted by pitdogg2

fins can be a good indication but I have seen dominate females appear like males in their finnage when alone in a tank.

+1 on that.

**wecan** · 01-06-2013, 8:20 PM

so............my maculicauda is female???