One of my Bolivian Rams

[PinkParrot]

Hope someone can tell if it's a male or female. I will post more pictures tonight. Sorry for the big image, I will try to make them smaller. Enjoy.

 

[yob17]

hi,

I thing that it's a female, because there is an oviduct (I believe to see).

t's not ramirezi, but Mikrogeophagus altipsinosa !

 

[PinkParrot]

Merci for the information!
I am new to dwarf cichlids and was told it was <bolivian>...

I will try to find better pictures of both of them.

 

[fishgeek]

i would guess that although there is a small ventral protruberance that it is a male
just going on body shape in a photo so could be quite wrong

andrew

 

[ltrepeter2000]

Many times the common name that gets put on the altipsinosa is the Bolivian Ram and the Ramirezi is many times listed as the German Blue Ram. Better to start learning and using the latin names as common names vary too much. Even the latin names change enough to make it difficult.

 

[apistobob]

It looks to me like a male. Females usually don't show a tube until they are ready to spawn and it is very blunt. Check out some photos here
http://dwarfcichlid.com/altispinosa.html

 

[Cathy G]

Actually, even when spawning the male altispinosa doesn't show much. I still vote male though. When you take another picture, try to get one which shows the whole profile of the fish - straight on - and especially the underbelly. In my mind, the male alti has a flatter stomach and a longer body. The female is a little more rounded in that area.

Hey, at least you have a well built fish, it is not skinny!
Cathy