I have heard that if a cichlid has 1 or more egg spots on thier tails that they are a male but I have also heard that if the anal fin is roundish then it is a female and if the anal fin is kind of pointy that it is a male, So which one is better to go off of?
When the fish are ready to spawn "breeding tubes" poke out from the anal area. This is where the eggs and sperm come out. The male's tube is more pointed.
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