How to distinguish male and female parrot fish?

Answer 1

As with some other species, it's difficult to tell the difference between males and the females unless they are about to spawn. Because there is so many variations in the types of parrots, it's almost impossible to distinguish the sexes by finnage or coloration.

It is often thought you could sex Parrot Cichlids by the the anal and dorsal fins being pointed on males and rounded on the females. I have found this to be generally incorrect. Sometimes it is assumed the largest fish was a male, since the female he had paired up with had rounded fins and he had pointed. However the female can also be pointed, not rounded anal and dorsal fins. Rounded fins can indicate a female, but pointed fins do not necessarily indicate male.

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Answer 2

I don't think there is any noticable differences...... The only way I know that my parrot is a female is because she layed eggs once (they didn't end up hatching)

Answer 3

check for a penis...duh