Re: sexing sp Tucurui

["Helen Burns" <helen.burns@bigwig.net>]

John,
When I was bagging my Tucurui young adults and sexing them, I studied the
caudal fin.  The male has spangling the female does not.  A magnifying glass
is essential while examining the caudal fin.
When you return on your wee 'trip' I would advise you to purchase, if
possible more females than males.  I had success with a trio (1 male 2
females) housed in a 39" x 20" x 16" tall tank sharing with a breeding pair
of Uaru.  I found the Tucurui to be excellent parents.
Helen

> Does anyone have any experience with these guys.  I just went out to
> North Tonowanda yesterday ( I am nuts, a 6 hour drive one way ) to check
> out what The Fish Place had for apistos.   Well I came home with a few
> things, but what i'm getting at here is they had a tank with a dozen or
> less nicelyl colored Tucurui.  I passed on them because i thought they
> were all females.   All the fish had nice black markings on their pelvic
> fins.   Thinking this was a female trait i didnt get any because I
> didn't just want girls.  Well after getting home, I looked in Romers
> book Cichliden Atlas and it shows males with black pelvic fins.   Is
> this correct??  Please tell me i didnt leave Buffalo with no Tucurui
> because i was stupid.   They really looked nice too.  Not knowing much
> about them I passed until I knew more.   Hope it didn't make a mistake.
>
> Any help on the Tucurui would be appreciated.  I would go back and get
> the rest of the tank if I knew how to sex them properly.   Thanks alot
>
> John Wubbolt



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